$174 Find Cheap Flights from Des Moines to Central America

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Cheap Flights from Des Moines to Central America

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
San Salvador
San Salvador1 stop$370
San José
San José1 stop$353
Guatemala City
Guatemala City1 stop$390
Panama City
Panama City1 stop$463
Liberia
Liberia1 stop$580
Managua
Managua2 stops$519
San Salvador
San Salvador1 stop$370
San José
San José1 stop$353
Guatemala City
Guatemala City1 stop$390
Panama City
Panama City1 stop$463
Liberia
Liberia1 stop$580
Managua
Managua2 stops$519

Book Cheap Des Moines to Central America Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Des Moines to Central America 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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Recent round-trip flight deals from Des Moines to Central America

Wed, Feb 25 - Wed, Mar 4
American Airlines Logo
5:00 am - 8:12 pm
DSM
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SJO
15h 12m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 6:19 pm
SJO
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DSM
11h 19m1 stop
$353American Airlines
Sun, Mar 1 - Thu, Mar 5
Delta Logo
10:36 am - 10:02 pm
DSM
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SJO
11h 26m2 stops
Delta Logo
7:00 am - 4:27 pm
SJO
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DSM
9h 27m1 stop
$358Delta
Mon, Feb 2 - Mon, Feb 16
Multiple Airlines Logo
8:10 am - 7:40 pm
DSM
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SAL
11h 30m1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
8:00 am - 10:20 pm
SAL
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DSM
14h 20m1 stop
$370Multiple Airlines
Wed, Feb 4 - Fri, Feb 13
American Airlines Logo
6:07 am - 10:30 pm
DSM
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SJO
16h 23m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
12:35 am - 10:44 am
SJO
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DSM
10h 09m1 stop
$373American Airlines
Thu, Jan 22 - Sun, Jan 25
Multiple Airlines Logo
8:10 am - 7:40 pm
DSM
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SAL
11h 30m1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
5:30 am - 9:50 pm
SAL
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DSM
16h 20m2 stops
$377Multiple Airlines
Thu, Feb 5 - Thu, Feb 12
LATAM Airlines Logo
6:24 am - 10:15 pm
DSM
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SJO
15h 51m2 stops
LATAM Airlines Logo
2:25 pm - 10:28 pm
SJO
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DSM
8h 03m1 stop
$408LATAM Airlines
Mon, Jan 26 - Thu, Jan 29
Avianca Logo
3:35 pm - 9:05 pm
DSM
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SAL
29h 30m1 stop
Avianca Logo
10:00 am - 9:50 pm
SAL
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DSM
11h 50m1 stop
$436Avianca
Mon, Feb 2 - Thu, Feb 5
United Airlines Logo
8:10 am - 3:24 pm
DSM
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SAL
7h 14m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
2:50 pm - 10:30 pm
SAL
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DSM
7h 40m1 stop
$451United Airlines
Mon, Jan 26 - Thu, Jan 29
United Airlines Logo
6:48 pm - 1:19 pm
DSM
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SAL
18h 31m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
4:40 pm - 2:33 pm
SAL
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DSM
21h 53m2 stops
$455United Airlines
Thu, Feb 26 - Wed, Mar 4
Delta Logo
10:40 am - 12:15 pm
DSM
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BZE
25h 35m2 stops
Delta Logo
1:16 pm - 9:20 pm
BZE
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DSM
8h 04m1 stop
$550Delta
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Des Moines to Central America flights

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

What is the cheapest month to fly from Des Moines to Central America?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Des Moines to Central America, 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 Central America is September, when tickets cost $483 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,408 and $832 respectively.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Des Moines to Central America, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Des Moines to Central America, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 8 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonSeptember
Cheapest flight$174
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 16% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 27% increase in price.
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FAQs - booking Central America flights

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Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from Des Moines to Central America

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Des Moines to Central America? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.9
DeltaOverall score based on 8022 reviews
7.8Entertainment
8.5Crew
8.1Boarding
7.9Comfort
7.2Food
Airline reviews

Comfort Plus seat 11E seemed smaller than prior flights. The movie selection is good. Watched most of the most recent Tron movie. I'll watch the remaining part later as my movie is saved in the Delta Seatback Experience.

8.0 ExcellentG, Jan 2026
ATL - FLL
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Comfort Plus seat 11E seemed smaller than prior flights. The movie selection is good. Watched most of the most recent Tron movie. I'll watch the remaining part later as my movie is saved in the Delta Seatback Experience.

Flight was late from Newark to Atlanta, I asked flight attendant to please let my family of 3 out first when we landed to Atlanta because we were late for our connecting flight to Quito. She didn't and we were late for 5 minutes we couldn't board the plane and spend hours trying to get another flight with customer service for the next day.

I really liked the legroom. I am 6’4”.a at For some reason our seats were not together and using the app to fix it didn’t work. Passengers were nice enough to move for us but you should absolutely ensure a parent sits with their child.

Late delayed flight delays boarding and delays leaving and delays on arrival too. Cramped plane no room no food.

DTW line is too long. The flights from DTW to BWI are always delayed for unknown reasons.

Delta canceled our flight and we had to scramble to find another airline to get home. Phoenix is not a delta hub so they didn’t have another plane. It would have been a red eye though Salt Lake City. Getting in at 5am. No bueno.

This flight was no comparison to our prior flight. I'm thinking it all has to do with the age of the aircraft.

This flight was a first class choice and left much to be desired. Seat backs on seats were falling apart and torn. Seats actually didn't come to a "full & upright position". Pull out table was sprung. Not any significant leg room. All in all we were on an obviously older plane and felt overcharged for what we received as first class.

A 12 hour flight during the day with one real meal service - are you kidding? Also the breakfast was one of the worst and not what was listed

Flight was delayed several times. At one point, they "pulled back" 15 minutes from the delayed boarding and sent a text saying we would board sooner than previously advised. The flight then was delayed again. And when we boarded, there was an unspecified technical issue which had us waiting in the plane for about an hour.

It was great with United overall except for two things. 1) It was a 5-hour flight and we were with kids, so we were asking for extra snacks. They were extremely reticent to dole them out even though there wasn't any meal and the kids were starting to hit their limit towards the end. 2) Baggage didn't arrive until 80 minutes after we landed.

They lost my luggage, so, not happy. The crew was nice but my suitcases never made it, still trying to find out what happened!

The staff was hospitable and professional. The seat had a bit of wear. The winner shade was stuck 1/4 open. I received the best of both worlds. The morning sun was able to come in and blind the screen i was trying to use while at the same time it was too low to look out and enjoy the view. Rather embarrassing for a 1st class ticket.

Perfect flight. Smooth flight. Arrived 20 minutes early at destination. Excellent service.

The flights were on time which was great give. It was holiday travel season and there’d been some weather issues. The only complaint and this is every time with United is the terrible seat design. The head rest is not built for comfort and having my neck bent forward for a cross country trip reminded me while I try not to take United flights as a rule.

I’m so sorry, I can’t remember her name, I believe it was Dimpti. She was stellar, also a mature Asian flight attendant, lots of flowers in her hair, just as amazing! But literally the crew was AWESOME . Only downside is there weren’t any charging outlets. Maybe I needed to ask a flight attendant , but it would’ve been nice to have one easily accessible.

The flight was delayed by two de-icings. The seatbelt did not work correctly. It did not stay tight.

Everything was absolutely wonderful from check in to baggage claim. Staff was very professional and sweet. Will definitely recommend United to family and friends.

Aircraft was noisy, old and never dimmed the lights on a night flight even on business class! I flew 17 times on United and probably another 40 on other airlines United USA /Europe flights were the worst to include luggage delayed once going to europe and once coming back

Check how old the airframe is, some older ones have inoperable seat back entertainment or power.

The economy seats are very cramped and the food was bizarre. However, I did like the greek yogurt option for breakfast.

While I didn’t watch much tv I would have liked a few more options of TV series from Apple TV or hbo max ..

Everything about the flight was lovely. My only suggestion would be to offer a few more options of tv series from Apple TV or HBO.

Nothing to write home about, average flight experience. Seats were spacious enough, crew friendly enough. Loved the AA entertainment/wifi service.

Kayak was among the missing. There was not the usual advice regarding next gate after arriving in Dallas. No communication after the reminder to check in before the Moline flight. What happened?

They should have allowed for extra time to de-ice the plane before boarding passengers. This delayed us about 10-15 mins after we boarded. Overall experience was fine. Crew was friendly and on top of everything. We didn’t have any issues during the flight.

Experience was good. We were delayed in leaving by 15 mins because the flight was waiting on a family that was late in getting to the gate. Food and drink options were as expected. I highly recommend checking in ahead of time using the airline’s app so that it’s quicker to get your luggage tags as soon as you arrive at the terminal. No more waiting in long lines!

Overall experience was great. Flights were almost on time in departing and we arrived at our destination as scheduled. No issues with amenities or flight crew. Everything went well as as expected. Will fly again with American Airlines in the future!

We never made it due to delays on both ends. Gate attendant said it was mechanical but the system said otherwise, so no compensation. That’s not right.

Our flight from Eagle to Vail was delayed to the point we missed our connection to Savannah. Now we’re a family of 4 in a hotel room with luggage, no toiletries, no clean clothes. Gate attendant said the delay was mechanical but it was put in the system as something else so no compensation. That’s just wrong.

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