FLL → DSMFort Lauderdale to Des Moines

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Direct flights from Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Des Moines (DSM): 2 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 88 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 2 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,119 km, an estimated 3 hours 13 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Fort Lauderdale and Des Moines. Updated 13 November 2026 at 02:01 UTC.

Today, FLL → DSM

Thu 12 Nov · local times
  1. 13:03 G42154Allegiant Air Left 14:44 +101 Landed 16:53 +88

Checked FLL board 21:01 · DSM board 18:36

FLL Fort Lauderdale heavy · +42
DSM Des Moines smooth · +3
2,119 km · ~3h 13m est.
dep bank 13:03–17:242x weekly
Under pressure · 1 airline · 2x weekly · nonstop
68 / 100

route health from live FLL and DSM delay boards

Median arrival delay is +88 min. 0 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+88 minacross the last 1 arrival
Flight time~3h 13mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures2x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
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 G42154 13:03 Th · G4432 17:24 Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-12G42154dep +101 → arr+88
11-08G4432departed+18

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
FLLFort Lauderdale +42 min heavy 🌤 mostly cloudy · NW 4 kt Full FLL delay board →
DSMDes Moines +3 min smooth 🌤 overcast · N 10 kt Full DSM delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at DSM: a 38% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +8 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Fort Lauderdale to Des Moines route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop FLL 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 →

FLL to DSM questions

Is FLL–DSM running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at FLL is the weaker end, route health score 68/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on FLL–DSM?

Operators schedule evening departures around 17:24 from FLL. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the DSM delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from FLL to DSM?

Great-circle distance is 2,119 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 180–212 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does FLL–DSM fly?

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