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$88 Find Cheap Flights from Des Moines to Dallas/Fort Worth Airport

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Des Moines to Dallas/Fort Worth departing on 5/27. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Cheapest round-trip
$190
Typical prices: $487-$391
Frontier
Wed 6/10Wed 6/17
DSM - DFW • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$393
Typical prices: $495-$382
American Airlines
Wed 6/10Wed 6/17
DSM - DFW • Non-stop
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You can fly direct with American Airlines. Average duration is 2h 11m
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Cheapest • Avg $306 (round-trip)
Shortest trip • 4h 34m (one-way)
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Cheap Flights from Des Moines to Dallas/Fort Worth (DSM-DFW)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Des Moines to Dallas/Fort Worth 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 Dallas/Fort Worth

Wed, Jun 10 - Wed, Jun 17
Frontier Logo
2:16 pm - 11:44 pm
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DFW
9h 28m
1 stop
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5:18 am - 1:31 pm
DFW
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DSM
8h 13m
1 stop
$190Frontier
Mon, Aug 17 - Wed, Aug 19
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2:19 pm - 12:29 am
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DFW
10h 10m
1 stop
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5:18 am - 1:31 pm
DFW
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DSM
8h 13m
1 stop
$204Frontier
Wed, Jun 17 - Wed, Jun 24
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2:16 pm - 11:44 pm
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DFW
9h 28m
1 stop
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5:18 am - 1:31 pm
DFW
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DSM
8h 13m
1 stop
$210Frontier
Wed, Jun 17 - Wed, Jun 24
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2:16 pm - 11:44 pm
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DFW
9h 28m
1 stop
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5:18 am - 1:31 pm
DFW
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DSM
8h 13m
1 stop
$212Frontier
Mon, Jun 8 - Mon, Jun 15
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2:16 pm - 3:23 pm
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DFW
25h 07m
1 stop
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5:18 am - 1:31 pm
DFW
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DSM
8h 13m
1 stop
$216Frontier
Fri, May 15 - Sun, May 17
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2:16 pm - 1:04 am
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DFW
10h 48m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
10:17 pm - 1:31 pm
DFW
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DSM
15h 14m
1 stop
$217Frontier
Wed, May 27 - Sun, May 31
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2:16 pm - 8:07 am
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DFW
17h 51m
1 stop
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7:15 pm - 1:31 pm
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DSM
18h 16m
1 stop
$220Frontier
Wed, Jun 10 - Mon, Jun 15
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2:16 pm - 1:22 pm
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23h 06m
1 stop
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5:18 am - 1:31 pm
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DSM
8h 13m
1 stop
$221Frontier
Mon, Jun 8 - Mon, Jun 15
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2:16 pm - 9:20 pm
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DFW
7h 04m
1 stop
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5:18 am - 1:31 pm
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DSM
8h 13m
1 stop
$224Frontier
Wed, May 27 - Fri, May 29
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2:16 pm - 1:01 pm
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DFW
22h 45m
1 stop
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5:18 am - 1:31 pm
DFW
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DSM
8h 13m
1 stop
$225Frontier
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Des Moines to Dallas/Fort Worth flights

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

How much is a round-trip flight from Des Moines to Dallas/Fort Worth Airport?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Des Moines to Dallas/Fort Worth Airport departing in June.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Des Moines to Dallas/Fort Worth Airport?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Des Moines to Dallas/Fort Worth Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Dallas/Fort Worth Airport on a Tuesday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Monday is the most expensive day to fly from Des Moines to Dallas/Fort Worth Airport. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Saturday and avoiding Sundays for the best deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Des Moines to Dallas/Fort Worth Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Des Moines to Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, 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 Dallas/Fort Worth Airport is February, where tickets cost $389 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are January and October, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $517 and $487 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Des Moines to Dallas/Fort Worth Airport?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

No, with an average price for the route of $419, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Des Moines to Dallas/Fort Worth Airport?

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 Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, 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 Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 13% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 21 weeks before departure.

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Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$88
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 14% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 5% increase in price.
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When to book flights from Des Moines to Dallas/Fort Worth

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Des Moines to Dallas/Fort Worth based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking Des Moines to Dallas/Fort Worth Airport flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Des Moines to Dallas/Fort Worth Airport?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Des Moines to Dallas/Fort Worth Airport was $88 for a one-way ticket and $190 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Des Moines and Dallas/Fort Worth Airport?

    No

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Des Moines to Dallas/Fort Worth Airport?

    When flying out of Des Moines you will be using Des Moines. You will be landing at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, also known as Dallas/Fort Worth.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Des Moines to Dallas/Fort Worth Airport?

    American Airlines, Delta, and JetBlue offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Des Moines to Dallas/Fort Worth Airport flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Des Moines to Dallas/Fort Worth Airport?

    The Airbus A319 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Des Moines to Dallas/Fort Worth Airport flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Des Moines to Dallas/Fort Worth Airport?

    Star Alliance, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between Des Moines and Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Des Moines to Dallas/Fort Worth Airport?

    There are nonstop flights from Des Moines to Dallas/Fort Worth Airport on a daily basis.

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Des Moines to Dallas are Southwest and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $372 and an overall rating of 7.9, Southwest is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $440 and an overall rating of 7.4.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Des Moines to Dallas/Fort Worth Airport?

    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 Dallas/Fort Worth Airport.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Dallas/Fort Worth Airport 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 Dallas/Fort Worth Airport?

    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 Dallas/Fort Worth Airport with an airline and back to Des Moines with another airline. Booking your flights between Des Moines and DFW 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 Dallas/Fort Worth Airport?

    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 Dallas/Fort Worth Airport from Des Moines up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Des Moines to Dallas/Fort Worth Airport

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $288 or less one-way and $446 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Des Moines to Dallas/Fort Worth Airport?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Des Moines to Dallas/Fort Worth.
Find which airlines fly direct from Des Moines Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

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Des Moines to Dallas/Fort Worth

Monday

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Tuesday

American Airlines

American Airlines

Wednesday

American Airlines

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Thursday

American Airlines

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Friday

American Airlines

American Airlines

Saturday

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Sunday

American Airlines

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Dallas/Fort Worth to Des Moines

Monday

American Airlines

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Tuesday

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Wednesday

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Thursday

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Friday

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Saturday

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Sunday

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Reviews of the top 4 airlines serving from Des Moines to Dallas/Fort Worth

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Des Moines to Dallas. 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.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Des Moines to Dallas/Fort Worth? 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
SouthwestOverall score based on 4305 reviews
8.1Boarding
7.5Entertainment
8.0Comfort
8.6Crew
7.0Food
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Southwest is kind of a slum airline. It’s gotten more expensive over the years for less and less service. I am a Southwest Chase Visa card holder and was forced to choose a seat in the 26th row in the middle seat. However my wife who is a rewards member but doesn’t hold a card or anything else, gets randomly assigned a normally paid seat in row 6! How does that work?

4.0 OkayDavid, Apr 2026
COS - DAL
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Southwest is kind of a slum airline. It’s gotten more expensive over the years for less and less service. I am a Southwest Chase Visa card holder and was forced to choose a seat in the 26th row in the middle seat. However my wife who is a rewards member but doesn’t hold a card or anything else, gets randomly assigned a normally paid seat in row 6! How does that work?

The seat was not comfortable. 1D. My back was sore all night and the next day.

One of the best airlines for fast boarding, on time arrivals, and top notch service!

I elected to pay for the upgrades and found very little difference

The new seating arrangement is so over priced for what you get.

Snacks are always pretzels. Why can't you also offer peanuts ?

Flight was hours late, unable to sit next to spouse, I have had so much better experiences. Substantially better, only saving grace was that it was a short flight.

An entire day of delays. Cost lots of money. Meals and a hotel.

Only downside was the legroom and seat width, which is always a problem unless I spend more for a premium seat.

Great flight but super high price. Glad it was a business trip and not personal

Overall flight was ok. Flight attendant was receptive to assisting passengers with tight connections.

This was the first flight in the morning. We boarded fine. The cabin door was closed and we were ready to go. We were notified by the Captain that ATC issued and ground stop for 40 minutes. So, without even pushing back from the gate, we were already 40 minutes late. We actually were released to push-back and taxi at 30 minutes. But, some passengers had tight connections and were not going to make their connections. Some passengers asked about the delay and the effect on the connections and were told by the cabin attendant that all flights will be delayed and so they should be OK. However, that was not true. My connecting flight was on time and I arrived at IAH with 21 minutes to make my connection. I did and I'm happy about that, but the flight crew should not have given assurances to the passengers who might have missed their connections.

Boarding was again a "free for all". We were boarding group 4, and almost the entire plane was able to board before us. It's a shame that someone who follows the rules, gets the short end of the stick. Not fair.

Fine. The issues I had were associated with luggage being delayed from Turkey to Tanzania

We purchase first class seats for the first time for multiples of standard economy ticket. There was no access to the club lounge and no priority boarding. The meal and the service once on the plane were superior and the seat was nicer, but not worth the price difference. I will be happy to seat in economy and spend the difference on more travel.

It isvvery small flight. No leg room . No space to put my personal item at feet.

My flight was canceled a few hours before boarding. I was rebooked on Copa airlines and missed an important meeting .

Everything was on time and service on the flight was great!

The travel company that you have on your site did me so wrong. I don’t know how it happened, but they put my son‘s name on my plane ticket flying to Vietnam. Along with his birthday. They would not have let me fly from Fort Myers to Ho Chi Minh City. I don’t think that I can ever use your service again. I typed my information into the browser along with my passport number and four days before I’m leaving I have to quickly search another ticket to fly out here.

Good flight. Efficient boarding and competent flight crew. No problems until we arrived at our destination gate. We were early so there was an aircraft at the gate that had to move before we could pull in. Then, due to the type of aircraft we flew, the cabin door could not be opened until some luggage from the cargo bay was offloaded to preserve center of gravity characteristics. So, that further delayed deplaning. Despite being 20 minutes early on landing, we ended up being 5 to 10 minutes late after all the delays.

Cancelled the flight half hour before boarding. Then cancelled the connecting flight too.

I would like a refund for the extra cost the seat I paid for. An oversized person sat next to me and I couldn’t fit on my seat and had to move to another seat.

This was a hard flight. 3 delays out of OKC (1 on the Tarmac). Delay in Atlanta coming to Dallas. total travel time was the equivalent of driving from OKC to Atlanta.

Flights on time w/o delays. However, my baggage was damaged. Ground crew, throws baggage from plane to the baggage carrier, carelessly.

Business class was very good, one of my best flights

American flight was diverted and delayed but app didn’t show that information so I wasn’t able to change my connection until the last min.

Air condition was not working for long both after boarding and also after landing ; unbearably hot and suffocating

Human interaction. Thought there would be more service-even a smile would have been nice.

It was canceled at the last minute. While I was literally at the airport. Messed my entire trip up.

Moved to earlier flight which unexpectedly had maintenance issues initially indicated as quick fix to ultimately plane changes. Moved back to original flight, also delayed. In all cases customer updates and communication very unclear, no updates on drivers for delays.

Frontier scheduled a 40 minute connection in DEN. What they failed to mention was that they “close the doors” 20 mins prior to departure, which means you only have 20 mins. Not enough time. Possibly against DOT regulations. Filing complaint.

Flight was scheduled at 9:40pm. Got delayed to 10 am, the next day. crazy

The bag check, flight check-in, and onboard experience convinced my wife and me that we will actively go out of our way to avoid flying Frontier Airlines in the future. At bag check, we were informed that check-in could only be completed via the Frontier mobile app. Unfortunately, the app was extremely frustrating—sending us through repetitive, confusing loops that repeatedly forced us to decline add-on services with nearly every click. While most airline apps upsell, this one felt intentionally exhausting. As the process dragged on, we became genuinely concerned that my phone battery would die before check-in could be completed. We approached the bag check staff—who were standing together talking—and explained both our frustration and our predicament. They laughed. Later, my wife described the interaction as “gaslighting,” which felt accurate. We were then informed it would cost $25 per person simply to have our boarding passes printed. From that point forward, the tone of the experience was consistently hostile. The bag check employees were condescending and combative, behaving more like bullies than customer service staff. Unfortunately, that same attitude continued onboard. One flight attendant argued with me when I attempted to stow my backpack in the overhead bin. I explained that we had each paid $75 to check our bags specifically so we would not need to use carry-on space and could have adequate legroom. She demanded to see my ticket, pointed out that it said “no carry-on”—which I acknowledged—and I reiterated that this was precisely why we paid to check our bags. Her response was, “I don’t make the rules.” She then walked away, but not before asking if I “truly wanted to fly back to Chicago today?”—an unnecessary and unmistakable threat. It is also worth noting that despite booking our tickets together in the same transaction, we were not seated together. Upon our return to Chicago—where we could once again sit together—we compared onboard experiences. We both remarked on how unhappy the flight attendants appeared and how each of us was separately asked whether we would like to purchase a beverage. We declined. At no point was water mentioned as an option, leaving us with the clear impression that even water came at a cost—or that complimentary water, if available at all, was deliberately left unmentioned. Overall, the experience was shocking and deeply disappointing, but it was also a profound learning experience—one we will not forget and will not repeat. -Steve

Plane was hot and miserable and the crew was rude!

12 hour delay required getting on and off plane 3 times - would have at least liked to have been offered a snack or drink

They didn’t offer a water, even after I asked

They switched our terminal 3 times and we were delayed for four plus hours!!!

It was an early flight and most people napped/slept and the crew let us which was nice.

The crew acted like they had never done this and kept barking passive aggressive orders at people. + the security line + the delay + sitting on the tarmac for 2 hours + none of the apps or signage updating with correct times

More inflight connection. And leg space is horrible. And the paying for baggage I'd ridiculous!!!

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