RSW → DSMFort Myers to Des Moines

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Direct flights from Fort Myers (RSW) to Des Moines (DSM): 3 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 67 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 2 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,992 km, an estimated 3 hours 3 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Fort Myers and Des Moines. Updated 17 October 2026 at 20:48 UTC.

Today, RSW → DSM

Sat 17 Oct · local times
  1. 11:00 G4432Allegiant Air Left 11:08 +8 Landed 13:02 +15

Checked RSW board 21:19 · DSM board 15:48

RSW Fort Myers busy · +18
DSM Des Moines smooth · +0
1,992 km · ~3h 03m est.
departs 19:533x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 3x weekly · nonstop
88 / 100

route health from live RSW and DSM delay boards

Median arrival delay is +67 min. 0 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+67 minacross the last 2 operated legs
Flight time~3h 03mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures3x1 direct airline on the leg

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Allegiant AirG4

Flights G4432 varies Mo Fr Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-17G4432dep +8 → arr+15
10-12G4432dep +42 → arr+67

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
RSWFort Myers +18 min busy ⛅ overcast · NNE 12 kt Full RSW delay board →
DSMDes Moines +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · S 8 kt Full DSM delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at DSM: 42% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +11 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Fort Myers to Des Moines route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop RSW to DSM flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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How we measure this →

RSW to DSM questions

Is RSW–DSM running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at RSW is the weaker end, route health score 88/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from RSW to DSM?

Great-circle distance is 1,992 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 171–201 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does RSW–DSM fly?

Allegiant Air runs the route with about 3 flights a week (mon, fri, sat). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at RSW and arrival-side delay at DSM, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.