DSM → RSWDes Moines to Fort Myers

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Direct flights from Des Moines (DSM) to Fort Myers (RSW): 2 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 2 minutes early. 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 Des Moines and Fort Myers. Updated 18 September 2026 at 19:48 UTC.

DSM Des Moines busy · +28
RSW Fort Myers smooth · +0
1,992 km · ~3h 03m est.
dep bank 10:05–15:042x weekly
Under pressure · 1 airline · 2x weekly · nonstop
69 / 100

route health from live DSM and RSW delay boards

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

Median arrival−2 minacross the last 2 operated legs
Flight time~3h 03mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures2x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
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Thu
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Allegiant Air

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Allegiant AirG4

Flights G4472 10:05 Mo · G4431 15:04 Fr

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-14G4472dep +8 → arr−14
09-11G4431dep +9 → arr−2

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
DSMDes Moines +28 min busy 🌫 overcast · ESE 12 kt Full DSM delay board →
RSWFort Myers +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · E 6 kt Full RSW delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at DSM: 47% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +9 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Des Moines to Fort Myers route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DSM to RSW 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 →

DSM to RSW questions

Is DSM–RSW running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at DSM is the weaker end, route health score 69/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on DSM–RSW?

Operators schedule morning departures around 10:05 from DSM. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the RSW delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from DSM to RSW?

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 DSM–RSW fly?

Allegiant Air runs the route with about 2 flights a week (mon, fri). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.