$86 Find Cheap Flights from Des Moines to North Carolina

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Best North Carolina Flight Deals from Des Moines

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Charlotte
Charlotte1 stop$207
Raleigh
Raleigh1 stop$217
Asheville
Asheville1 stop$225
Greensboro
Greensboro1 stop$249
Wilmington
Wilmington1 stop$259
Fayetteville
Fayetteville1 stop$339
Jacksonville
Jacksonville1 stop$392
Norfolk
Norfolk1 stop$211
Charlotte
Charlotte1 stop$207
Raleigh
Raleigh1 stop$217
Asheville
Asheville1 stop$225
Greensboro
Greensboro1 stop$249
Wilmington
Wilmington1 stop$259
Fayetteville
Fayetteville1 stop$339
Jacksonville
Jacksonville1 stop$392
Norfolk
Norfolk1 stop$211

Cheap Flights from Des Moines to North Carolina

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Des Moines to North Carolina 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 North Carolina

Fri, Aug 29 - Mon, Sep 1
Delta Logo
5:25 pm - 11:44 pmDSM-CLT
5h 19m1 stop
Delta Logo
8:25 am - 1:27 pmCLT-DSM
6h 02m1 stop
$207Delta
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Sun, Jul 13 - Sun, Jul 20
Allegiant Air Logo
8:30 am - 5:04 pmDSM-ORF
7h 34m1 stop
Allegiant Air Logo
3:54 pm - 8:40 amORF-DSM
17h 46m1 stop
$211Allegiant Air
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Sun, Jul 13 - Sun, Jul 20
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6:32 pm - 2:02 pmDSM-CLT
18h 30m1 stop
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8:51 am - 12:46 pmCLT-DSM
28h 55m1 stop
Tue, Aug 5 - Tue, Aug 12
American Airlines Logo
7:09 am - 2:42 pmDSM-ORF
6h 33m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
1:02 pm - 7:20 pmORF-DSM
7h 18m1 stop
$217American Airlines
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Thu, Aug 14 - Mon, Aug 18
Southwest Logo
6:00 am - 10:45 amDSM-RDU
3h 45m1 stop
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7:40 pm - 10:50 pmRDU-DSM
4h 10m1 stop
$217Southwest
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Thu, Aug 14 - Mon, Aug 18
Southwest Logo
6:00 am - 2:35 pmDSM-RDU
7h 35m2 stops
Southwest Logo
8:05 am - 11:05 amRDU-DSM
4h 00m1 stop
$222Southwest
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Mon, Jul 14 - Thu, Jul 17
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8:35 am - 6:39 pmDSM-MYR
9h 04m1 stop
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8:20 pm - 2:45 pmMYR-DSM
19h 25m1 stop
Tue, Aug 12 - Sat, Aug 23
American Airlines Logo
5:29 pm - 11:08 pmDSM-RDU
4h 39m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
7:24 am - 12:39 pmRDU-DSM
6h 15m1 stop
$242American Airlines
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Wed, Jul 30 - Wed, Aug 6
United Airlines Logo
8:00 am - 1:44 pmDSM-RDU
4h 44m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
5:16 pm - 11:00 pmRDU-DSM
6h 44m1 stop
$327United Airlines
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Tue, Aug 5 - Tue, Aug 12
United Airlines Logo
6:24 am - 3:14 pmDSM-ORF
7h 50m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:10 am - 2:41 pmORF-DSM
9h 31m2 stops
$327United Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Des Moines to North Carolina flights

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

What is the cheapest Des Moines to North Carolina flight route?

The cheapest price for flight routes found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks for round-trip flights from Des Moines to North Carolina.

The cheapest ticket to North Carolina from Des Moines found in the last 72 hours was to Charlotte, at $258 round-trip. The most popular route is from Des Moines (DSM) to Charlotte (CLT), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $258.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Des Moines to North Carolina?

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.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 2 stops layover the cheapest option at $399 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Des Moines to North Carolina?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Des Moines to North Carolina, 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 North Carolina is September, when tickets cost $366 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and December, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $451 and $436 respectively.

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

The average price of all round-trip flights from Des Moines to North Carolina clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to North Carolina on a Tuesday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Sunday is the most expensive day to fly from Des Moines to North Carolina. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Tuesday and avoiding Saturdays for the best deals.

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

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 North Carolina, 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 North Carolina, you should book around 4 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.


Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
High seasonJuly
Cheapest flight$86
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 8% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 6% lower on average.
Flight from Des Moines to Charlotte

FAQs - booking North Carolina flights

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

    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 North Carolina.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Des Moines to North Carolina 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 North Carolina?

    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 from Des Moines to North Carolina with an airline and back with another airline.

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

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

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to North Carolina?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to North Carolina is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost $369 on average. Morning departures are around 31% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to North Carolina is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $483.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to North Carolina

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Des Moines to the following destinations at these prices or less: Charlotte $193 one-way - $337 round-trip

Top 4 airlines serving from Des Moines to North Carolina

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Des Moines to North Carolina. 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 North Carolina? 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.
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SouthwestOverall score based on 4285 reviews
8.2Boarding
7.6Entertainment
7.1Food
8.0Comfort
8.6Crew
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Southwest is Southwest. No frills. If you're luck enough to get a happy crew (we did), then it makes for a nicer flight.

10.0 ExcellentMichael, Jun 2025SMF - SEA
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Southwest is Southwest. No frills. If you're luck enough to get a happy crew (we did), then it makes for a nicer flight.

Southwest is typically delayed, and it gets wearisome. It is no longer a discount airline and you get way less than you pay for when it comes to comfort and Ce.

We sat on the plane on the tarmac for 4 hours.

I'm not a fan of Southwest's model. I don't like the herding style of boarding.

Flight crew and cabin crew were great. I had to rearrange flights because my original flight was 3hrs delayed for weather, the rub is the flight I moved to boarded on time then we sat at the gate for 2 hours because scheduling stole our first officer for another flight, TWICE. Then our actual FO was an hour delayed. To make it worse my original flight went from a 3 hour delay to departing 15min EARLY. Just poor scheduling operations all around.

Bring back peanuts Take our drink orders when were all seated, especially after you switch to assigned seating.

Staff was far less than helpful at all times. Departure and arrival times mean nothing to Southwest. Extremely disappointed, will never fly with them again, and I’ll be sure to share my experience with all.

It is southwest seat was ok. Not the most comfortable seat

I’ve always loved Southwest. No issues at all. I was flying standby and the gate agent was extremely friendly and helpful. Boarding was smooth and I was able to get a window seat in the emergency exit row. Crew was fantastic! They were very professional and accommodating. We had to divert from our destination due to weather but the flight crew kept everyone at ease and informed us of all pertinent information. Excellent flight

The price of the tickets isn't matching the flight experience. No matter how long the flight is, you're only getting pretzels. The flight attendants looked unkept and over it.

The flight was scheduled for 2:30 PM. Early in the morning we got a text message saying the flight was delayed and rescheduled for 3:00 PM. We got to the airport with that in mind. Then we got a message during check-in at the flight was rescheduled again for 2:30 PM. We almost missed our flight. In fact, our bags Were told that they would not make it. At the end, everything worked out. But it is very stressful.

Most aspects were good however if they assign boarding zones they ought to enforce them or why bother? My luggage from SAN-JFK-MAD was lost in NY so I without my main bag for two days upon arrival in Spain. They were helpful in tracking it and eventually delivered it to my hotel. The flub was because of a delay upon arrival in NYC. I had booked 2 1/2 hours between flights but we had to hold on the taxiway for an hour after landing while waiting for a clear gate which likely caused the baggage error.

Excellent check-in. Crew was good. Excellent communication from flight deck.

Great overall. There was a bit of turbulence so they could only serve water because too much turbulence for the carts. Was glad they prioritized safety though

Excellent flight, the planes were newer, they did a nice job with boarding, great service overall.

Great service. Flight was delayed while we sat on the runway for a couple of hours. Weather related. Staff made is very bearable. The steward servicing the first class cabin was exceptional. Thank you! 💗

5 hours of delay that could've been much shorter if Delta had taken the 1 hour delay they imposed on the flight before boarding to run any of the plane checks required for flight to find the hydraulic issue that required nearly 3 hours to fix. $24 of meal credit buys a sandwich and a soft drink. Poor communication within the terminal about what gate we'd be re-boarding from and when we'd be re-boarding.

Amazing flight! I have never noticed the uniforms of the attendants before in twenty years of flying except today when one female had the most amazing dress on. It was beautifully designed and showed she was in charge. I never dreamed I would google who designed Delta uniforms . The ultimate compliment is when another woman admires your outfit. . I hope your designer puts it on the market

It would be nice if was given wires ear buds. Overall was a good experience was able to sleep on the plane

My flight was 6 pm 6/6. Every hour they delayed it again - air condition issues then no pilot then the crew had worked too many hours and cancelled the flight at 11 pm. Sent customers to NJ a 45 minutes uber ride to a hotel. Had to be back by 5 am for a 7 am flight and again no pilot etc with another three hours of delays.

United airlines, mediocre at best. No issues , nothing great . Worked for me

it was so bad. I tried to board my flight from vancouver to saskatoon. And to my surprise they did not board me cause the flight was changed and no email was send to me. and on my boarding pass which i got from seattle says different flight. I did not knew anyone from Vancouver, air canada crew was rude, i asked for today flight but they were rude and i had early morning dental appointment in saskatoon. I was so much in pain and my whole day is wasted today. and i suffered alot. They did provide me hotel but they did not provide me any food. I am really really disappointed first time had so bad experience with air canada. I may think twice to book it again. If i can get any reply or any composition that would be great. Thanks

It was fine, definitely older planes with no charging or anything. There’s no entertainment set up on board, but it is nice that they allow you to access the in flight entertainment from your phone without having to pay for the Wi-Fi and they do offer free texting.

Boarding was mayhem. Late boarding by 15 minutes because of lack of staff (missing 1 flight attendant. We had to wait for an arrival of another plane before we could board). Flight was a little rough, but cannot blame on airlines.

Impressed with the service despite turbulence because of the weather. Both flights arrived before their scheduled times.

Very comfortable (upgraded to business class). The audio on my screen didn’t work, but I managed to play the audio through my phone while watching the screen.

Great experience…left a bit behind schedule but made up fir that in the air and landed 10 minutes early 😁

I was supposed to be on business class at first class from Denver back to Miami due to weather changes. I missed my connection and it’s put on a flight to Fort Lauderdale. Instead of honoring my business class/1st class ticket, they put me in coach, but there were two first class seats open. I think it’s absolutely disgusting that I paid for first class $1300 ticket and they put me in economy and they had to open seats available and I have still not been refunded the difference. I ended up having to eat a snack box instead of the meal I was supposed to get and did not get home till 2 AM so I think that’s a little pathetic that I had to live off crackers for dinner And my poor dog ate some cheese and salami. Oh yes, apparently when they switched me to the new flight they forgot to mention I had a service dog

Excellent service despite turbulence during the flight. Flight attendants were remarkable!

I liked that the flight was nonstop from ORD to CIU for $200 round trip.

Cramped seats. FAA should make airlines have more legroom, for even short people complain

In flight connectivity (via T-Mobile) was often not working.

We missed our flight. The boarding pass had the wrong gate and by the time we received the text from Kayak, our flight was already gone. I’ll never use Kayak again and will go direct to the airlines in the future.

There were five broken seats on the plane. The crew was very rude in telling people they had to get off the plane and get a flight the next day. No call for volunteers, but telling people they had to get off. One woman was flying with her elderly mother and daughter and was told she had to leave or all three had to leave. Fortunately, a volunteer offered to stay. The situation was handled poorly.

They lost my luggage and it didn’t get delivered until the next day.

3 hours late. Not even water offered on a 2.25 hour flight.

I have long legs, my foot was out in the aisle and when a flight attendant came walking by and I didn't notice, instead of saying "excuse me" or anything like that, she kicked my foot. Extremely rude

Cabin was roomy enough to easily slide my carry on under the seat in front of me!

Good experience but the snacks are not gluten free, so I cannot eat them.

I didn’t like anything, being platinum pro get you absolutely nowhere and does not increase the customer service treatment whatsoever anymore. My flight was canceled and they put me on a flight eight hours later that would’ve got me back in the middle of the night. They could’ve easily move me up to an hour Prior on an earlier flight. My second flight was unreasonable to take, the third flight was also canceled due to mechanical issues like the first flight. I don’t know what’s going on with American, but they are falling apart, after seven flight changes I finally got home, Unreasonable.

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