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$75 Find cheap flights from Des Moines to Charlotte

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Cheap flight deals from Des Moines to Charlotte (DSM-CLT)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Des Moines to Charlotte that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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4:08 pm - 8:20 amDSM-CLT
15h 12m1 stop
12:55 pm - 8:42 amCLT-DSM
20h 47m1 stop
$148Frontier
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jue., ago. 8 - sáb., ago. 10
4:09 pm - 10:29 amDSM-CLT
17h 20m1 stop
8:00 pm - 6:07 pmCLT-DSM
23h 07m1 stop
$169Frontier
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mié., ago. 7 - mié., ago. 14
2:07 pm - 11:10 amDSM-CLT
20h 03m2 stops
7:37 pm - 12:17 pmCLT-DSM
17h 40m2 stops
lun., ago. 19 - dom., ago. 25
10:46 am - 8:53 pmDSM-CLT
9h 07m1 stop
7:37 pm - 12:17 pmCLT-DSM
17h 40m2 stops
lun., ago. 19 - dom., ago. 25
7:02 am - 10:25 amDSM-CLT
2h 23mnonstop
1:00 pm - 2:21 pmCLT-DSM
2h 21mnonstop
$323American Airlines
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mié., ago. 7 - mar., ago. 13
3:07 pm - 6:30 pmDSM-CLT
2h 23mnonstop
11:19 am - 3:13 pmCLT-DSM
4h 54m1 stop
$333American Airlines
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mié., ago. 7 - mar., ago. 13
5:56 am - 1:25 pmDSM-CLT
6h 29m1 stop
6:00 am - 9:34 amCLT-DSM
4h 34m1 stop
$369Delta
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vie., jul. 5 - dom., jul. 7
6:21 pm - 11:54 pmDSM-CLT
4h 33m1 stop
7:00 am - 10:21 amCLT-DSM
4h 21m1 stop
$404Delta
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sáb., jun. 29 - lun., jul. 15
6:00 am - 2:09 pmDSM-CLT
7h 09m2 stops
6:30 am - 10:33 amCLT-DSM
5h 03m1 stop
$417United Airlines
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mié., sep. 11 - mié., sep. 18
3:25 pm - 11:56 pmDSM-CLT
7h 31m2 stops
5:10 pm - 10:35 pmCLT-DSM
6h 25m1 stop
$444United Airlines
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lun., jul. 1 - lun., jul. 8

Flights from Des Moines to Charlotte - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Des Moines to Charlotte to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Des Moines to Charlotte?

The average price of all flights from Des Moines to Charlotte clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to Charlotte on a Tuesday and more expensive on a Monday. On your return trip to Des Moines, you should consider flying back on a Wednesday, and avoid Sundays for better deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Des Moines to Charlotte?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Des Moines to Charlotte, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights from Des Moines to Charlotte is April, where tickets cost $396 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and March, where the average cost of tickets is $608 and $522 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Des Moines to Charlotte?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Des Moines to Charlotte, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from Des Moines to Charlotte, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Des Moines to Charlotte?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
In the last 3 days, Frontier offered the best one-way deal for that route, at $75. KAYAK users also found Des Moines to Charlotte round-trip flights on Frontier from $148 and on American Airlines from $323.

Which airlines fly non-stop between Des Moines and Charlotte?

Airline and price data is aggregated from results in KAYAK’s search results from the last 2 weeks for flights from Des Moines to Charlotte.
There is just one airline that flies from Des Moines to Charlotte direct and that is American Airlines. The best one-way deal found from American Airlines for the route is $297.

How many flights are there between Des Moines and Charlotte per day?

Each day, there are 2 nonstop flights that take off from Des Moines and land in Charlotte, with an average flight time of 2h 23m. The most common departure time is 4:00 pm and most flights take off in the afternoon. Each week, there are 14 flights and there are the same amount of flights each day 2.

Which cabin class options are there for flights between Des Moines and Charlotte?

The average price of flights for each cabin class for the route found by users searching on KAYAK over the last 2 weeks.
There are 4 cabin class options for the route. These are First, Business, Economy and Prem Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

How long does a flight from Des Moines to Charlotte take?

Nonstop flights from Des Moines generally make it to Charlotte in 2h 21m. The flying distance between the two cities is 813 miles.

What’s the earliest departure time from Des Moines to Charlotte?

Early birds can take the earliest flight from Des Moines at 6:54 am and will be landing in Charlotte at 10:15 am.

What’s the latest departure time from Des Moines to Charlotte?

If you prefer to fly at night, the latest flight from Des Moines to Charlotte jets off at 6:28 pm and lands at 9:50 pm.

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Low season

January

High season

May

Cheapest flight

$75
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 14% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 2% increase in price.
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When to book flights from Des Moines to Charlotte

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Des Moines to Charlotte based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated round-trip price
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FAQs for booking flights from Des Moines to Charlotte

  • What is the cheapest flight from Des Moines to Charlotte?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Des Moines to Charlotte was $75 for a one-way ticket and $148 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Des Moines and Charlotte?

    No, a passport isn't needed to fly from Des Moines to Charlotte. However, local authorities might ask for an official ID.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Des Moines to Charlotte?

    Des Moines and Charlotte are both served by 1 main airport. You will leave Des Moines from Des Moines and will be arriving at Charlotte Douglas.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Des Moines to Charlotte?

    American Airlines, Delta, and JetBlue offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Des Moines to Charlotte flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Des Moines to Charlotte?

    The Airbus A320-100/200 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Des Moines to Charlotte flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Des Moines to Charlotte?

    oneworld is the only airline alliance operating flights between Des Moines and Charlotte.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Des Moines to Charlotte?

    There are nonstop flights from Des Moines to Charlotte on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Des Moines to Charlotte, Delta or United Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Des Moines to Charlotte are Delta and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $398 and an overall rating of 8.0, Delta is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $425 and an overall rating of 7.4.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Des Moines to Charlotte?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Des Moines to Charlotte.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Des Moines to Charlotte?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Charlotte from Des Moines is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Des Moines to Charlotte?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Charlotte with an airline and back to Des Moines with another airline. Booking your flights between Des Moines and CLT can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Des Moines to Charlotte?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Charlotte from Des Moines up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Des Moines to Charlotte

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $172 or less one-way and $342 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly non-stop from Des Moines to Charlotte?

Find which airlines fly direct from Des Moines to Douglas, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Nonstop departures

Des Moines to Charlotte Douglas

Monday

American Airlines

American Airlines

Tuesday

American Airlines

American Airlines

Wednesday

American Airlines

American Airlines

Thursday

American Airlines

American Airlines

Friday

American Airlines

American Airlines

Saturday

American Airlines

American Airlines

Sunday

American Airlines

American Airlines

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Nonstop returns

Charlotte Douglas to Des Moines

Monday

American Airlines

American Airlines

Tuesday

American Airlines

American Airlines

Wednesday

American Airlines

American Airlines

Thursday

American Airlines

American Airlines

Friday

American Airlines

American Airlines

Saturday

American Airlines

American Airlines

Sunday

American Airlines

American Airlines

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Top 4 airlines serving from Des Moines to Charlotte

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Des Moines to Charlotte. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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8.0
DeltaOverall score based on 10000 reviews
7.4Food
8.6Crew
8.0Entertainment
7.9Comfort
8.2Boarding
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Flight was 3 hours late so only had an OK experience

6.0 GoodMelissa, Jun 2024RDU - DTW
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Flight was 3 hours late so only had an OK experience

It was very cold because the air conditioner was on high power, and my son got sick.

3 hours late and all they have is was a $12 meal voucher. That’s not even enough to cover fast food.

Among the poorest flights I’ve had with Delta in a while. Entertainment system failed completely on a 7.5 hr flight. Crew seemed distracted and not the normal friendly crew. Flight overbooked it seemed… very crowded.

If I can, I always fly Delta. I’ve found their service to always be reliable and pleasant.

You could have not cancelled the flight (AA, which I will be flying from now on) left for BOS despite the fictitious weather issues (that no one in my Boston family could see). You could have rebooked my direct flight to another direct flight instead of sending me though JFK, the worst US airport after O’Hara You could have rebooked me on a Main Cabin seat (like the one I paid for in my original ticket instead of putting me a the last row on JFK->BOS leg, pocketing the difference in ticket price But I do not really care whether you will ever do that in a future because in a future neither I nor anyone from my company (unless they pay out of pocket) nor an of my clients and partners (if they heed my advice) will ever be caught dead on any of Delta flights

Really bad baggage handling. Had my Rimowa bag badly damaged at the latches.

It was pretty good I was worried with the short Layover that I might not catch my connection but the gate was there

It was good until there was a 3 hour delay because there was not any pilots to fly the plane.

There was plenty of overhead room but half of the passengers were told they had to check their carryon bags. My partner and I checked in as early as possible and our seats were split across the aisle.

Nothing they cancelled my connection and couldn't get me on a flight for 3 more days

Was 4 1/2 hours delayed. No food options, poor entertainment and cramped seats made worse by people in front reclining while we could not as in back row.

The baggage handlers broke the handle on my bag that they put under the plane that I checked on the jetway. They traded it out for a less quality bag in Tulsa. But, they said they would try to fix it. Bologna! There was no fixing that bag handle. Someone didn’t care how they treated the bag.

The entertainment wasn’t playing in the app or online.

It is a modern tragedy that any airline expects you to travel for 14 hours in such discomfort and that the only way to add comfort is exorbitant prices. I was in pain by the time we landed. Shameful.

Original plane sidelined. Had to wait an hour for replacement.

Crew was very cooperative and professional. Passenger's first checked in bag should be free.

No real agent onsite helping you for missing luggage there. Not like the other airline next to UA desk, they have staff attending in their desk assisting answer/helping luggage issue, even after midnight.

Horrible, the flights kept delaying, so it is obvious that we won't be able to make it to the next connection. No easier/real agent on site to help you figure this out. UA agent on other counters refuse to assist you and direct us to use the QR code/call customer service. So inefficient and poor. While technology seems convenient, but it's not the best interest/experience for customers need help while there is active issue need assistance.

After the morning frenzy of 35 min wait through CLT security at 4;30 AM, it was nice to have a smooth pleasant boarding experience. This 6:30 AM flight was not full. We were able to get seated swiftly and took off promptly. Nice touch they distributed the old fashioned headsets with 8 mm jacks. Snacks were decent and arrival was uneventful.

Seats are weirdly bent, I felt hunched the entire time.

Paid for premium economy had no tv the whole time the crew tried to reset/reboot but would not work they said they would put a trouble ticket in for it. We had 3 seats my tv was the only one that didn't work. They cancelled our flight re worked us on another that left us at airport over night on the floor I have a ten year old and a 78 diabetic mother which also had shingles and suffers from nerve pain in legs and back. Requested wheelchair service at all airports after the re route NO wheelchair service was there to help. WORST experience we have ever had. Went to American airlines assistance it was closed. I AM FURIOUS!!! I expect some sort of compensation from this traumatic experience and no need for flying points we don't plan on using American airlines again!!!!

We had a 2 hour delay. The seats were smaller than most other airlines. The person in front of us wanted to lay back and we had to stop her because she was pressing against my girlfriend’s legs. We had to ask her to sit up and not lay back due to the lack of room.

Wretched scheduling - they got themselves into a critical crew situation and didn’t try to address it until 15 minutes before they had to cancel my flight

AA1537 the AC was not working properly. It was very hot and uncomfortable.

Liked - nothing. Disliked - delayed 35+ min sitting on the plane. Caused me to miss my connection in Charlotte. American Airlines is the worst US Air Carrier company with atrocious customer service.

Again, multiple delays and I eventually just canceled and drove!

WiFi connected but only let you go to the AA website, not even text messaging worked.

Cold air blew constantly on my legs almost making me numb.

On the new 319 NEO? seatback entertainment system did not work even when the flight attendant rebooted it. At least I had my cell phone to connect with wifi.

Bad experience… crew are extremely strict with personal bags… they overcharge me coz my bag was one inch H

They never updated the boarding pass on their apps to show their delay

Online check-in was not user-friendly. Too many fees, not cost effective.

They wouldn’t let us on the flight even tho we were an hour early. No refund not even our bags that were prepaid

I brought a ticket and car rental through Travelocity. There was no where to add a KTN. So I thought i’d add it by looking up ticket on frontier website. I tried 3 times with the frontier chat bot to add my KTN it never updated my boarding pass. So then I tried showing up early to do it in person at the airport. The first employee update my ktn in the system and gave me a new boarding pass. I was sent back by tsa to join regular line. Then I was told to add my Ktn. It would cost me $25 extra. Given the length of the cue I did pay. Congratulations! BUT I will NEVER fly frontier again. Plus the plane was very old. It had actual ashtrays and old looking tray backs. Worst travel experience ever. Im warning my friends and family not to use frontier ever.

I did not enjoy the trip home on Frontier for several reasons: there is too much cost besides the flight, which was more than I would normally pay, then having to pay for luggage, and carry-on, seat (if you want to reserve when booking) then you must pay over $3 for a can of soda, and $4 for a snack. A cup of water is free.

Did not realize seats did not recline. Best to travel in an exit row... No question

I strongly dislike Frontier. I find them barebones, the seats not particularly comfortable, the nickel and diming is maddening, the app is TERRIBLE - super confusing to navigate, and the last 4 frontier flights I have flown have been on AVERAGE 2 hours late, one ruining a fancy night out in Vegas with reservations made well in advance, which was nodded to with a measly 5000 miles, which translates to almost nothing. At least credit a free checked bag or something.

8 hr delay. had to buy another ticket with another airline

Four and a half hour delay in total. What frustrates me most is the poor communication and disorganization.

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Des Moines to Charlotte found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
7/16mar.
1 stopFrontier
20h 12mDSM-CLT
$75
8/6mar.
1 stopFrontier
20h 12mDSM-CLT
$76
8/24sáb.
1 stopFrontier
12h 37mDSM-CLT
$96
8/23vie.
1 stopFrontier
21h 42mDSM-CLT
$101
7/8lun.
2 stops
22h 46mDSM-CLT
$132
7/8lun.
3 stops
33h 47mDSM-CLT
$133
8/6mar.
nonstopAmerican Airlines
2h 23mDSM-CLT
$162
7/16mar.
nonstopAmerican Airlines
2h 19mDSM-CLT
$190
8/6mar.
2 stopsUnited Airlines
13h 59mDSM-CLT
$211
7/16mar.
2 stopsUnited Airlines
10h 03mDSM-CLT
$234

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Last minute flights from Des Moines to Charlotte

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from Des Moines to Charlotte that are departing in the next 10 days.
6/21vie.
multi-stopFrontier
18h 18mDSM-CLT
7/6sáb.
multi-stopFrontier
20h 55mCLT-DSM
$316
6/20jue.
multi-stopFrontier
19h 01mDSM-CLT
6/23dom.
multi-stopFrontier
24h 30mCLT-DSM
$328
6/20jue.
multi-stopFrontier
19h 01mDSM-CLT
6/23dom.
multi-stopFrontier
24h 30mCLT-DSM
$368
6/21vie.
nonstopAmerican Airlines
2h 21mDSM-CLT
7/6sáb.
nonstopAmerican Airlines
2h 23mCLT-DSM
$387
6/21vie.
multi-stopFrontier
18h 18mDSM-CLT
6/28vie.
multi-stopFrontier
24h 25mCLT-DSM
$394
6/21vie.
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
5h 02mDSM-CLT
7/6sáb.
nonstopAmerican Airlines
2h 23mCLT-DSM
$397
6/19mié.
multi-stopUnited Airlines
12h 37mDSM-CLT
6/24lun.
multi-stopUnited Airlines
6h 05mCLT-DSM
$509
6/21vie.
multi-stopUnited Airlines
13h 16mDSM-CLT
7/6sáb.
multi-stopUnited Airlines
4h 59mCLT-DSM
$559
6/21vie.
multi-stop
18h 13mDSM-CLT
6/28vie.
multi-stop
11h 08mCLT-DSM
$587
6/21vie.
multi-stop
14h 24mDSM-CLT
7/6sáb.
multi-stop
19h 17mCLT-DSM
$639

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Des Moines - Charlotte Flights

Departure:

Des Moines (DSM)United States

Destination:

Charlotte (CLT)United States

Return flight deals:

Charlotte - Des Moines

Cabin classes:

$767
$1,220
$1,070
$255