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Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to New York LaGuardia Airport on a Tuesday and more expensive on a Sunday. On your return trip to Des Moines, you should consider flying back on a Saturday, and avoid Mondays for better deals.

The cheapest month for flights from Des Moines to New York LaGuardia Airport is September, where tickets cost $365 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and March, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $549 and $528 respectively.

No, with an average price for the route of $498, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

To get a below average price on the flight from Des Moines to New York LaGuardia Airport, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 24% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 19 weeks before departure.

In the past 5 days, the cheapest round-trip tickets from Des Moines to New York LaGuardia Airport were found on Southwest ($251) and American Airlines ($331).

There are 2 airlines that fly nonstop from Des Moines to New York LaGuardia Airport. They are American Airlines and Delta. The cheapest airline for this route is Delta, with the best round-trip deal found costing $285. On average, the best prices for this route can be found at American Airlines.

Weekly flights between Des Moines and New York historically see delays in approximately 17% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 158 minutes.

Typically, flights leaving at night tend to face fewer delays, whereas flights in the early afternoon have historically encountered delays more often.

Statistically, Wednesday is the day of the week with the fewest delays on this flight route, while Saturday has typically experienced more delays than other days.

Based on our data, American Airlines have experienced the fewest delays on this route in the past 12 months, with only about 14% of their flights encountering any delays.

Chicago (ORD) is the top choice – 78% of KAYAK users who clicked on 1-stop flights from Des Moines to New York LaGuardia Airport picked an itinerary connecting there.

Flights via Chicago (MDW) offer the most affordable fares, with an average round-trip price of $484.

Consider flying via Chicago (MDW) for the shortest journey. The average one-way travel time for flights connecting there is 4h 50m.

If you prefer a quick connection, Charlotte (CLT) often has the shortest layovers from Des Moines to New York LaGuardia Airport, with an average of 1h 09m.

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.

Each day, there are between 1 and 2 nonstop flights that take off from Des Moines and land in New York LaGuardia Airport, with an average flight time of 2h 46m. The most common departure time is 6:00 am and most flights take off in the morning. Each week, there are 13 flights. The most frequent day of departure is Monday, when 15% of all weekly flights depart. The fewest flights depart on a Saturday.