$68 Find Cheap Flights from Des Moines to Phoenix

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Cheapest round-trip
$246
Overall average: $384
Frontier
Sat 3/21Fri 3/27
DSM - PHX • Non-stop
Cheapest non-stop
$246
Typical prices: $119-$222
Allegiant Air
Mon 4/20Fri 4/24
DSM - AZA • Non-stop
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Cheap Flights from Des Moines to Phoenix (DSM-PHX)

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

Sat, Mar 21 - Fri, Mar 27
Frontier Logo
2:56 pm - 4:16 pm
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PHX
3h 20mnonstop
Frontier Logo
6:50 am - 7:16 pm
PHX
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DSM
10h 26m
1 stop
$246Frontier
Mon, Apr 20 - Fri, Apr 24
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3:32 pm - 4:40 pm
DSM
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AZA
3h 08mnonstop
Allegiant Air Logo
5:35 pm - 10:16 pm
AZA
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DSM
2h 41mnonstop
$246Allegiant Air
Mon, Apr 27 - Mon, May 4
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8:15 pm - 11:49 pm
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PHX
29h 34m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
6:25 am - 1:31 pm
PHX
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DSM
53h 06m
2 stops
$247Multiple Airlines
Mon, Apr 27 - Mon, May 4
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8:15 pm - 11:49 pm
DSM
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PHX
29h 34m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
6:25 am - 1:31 pm
PHX
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DSM
53h 06m
2 stops
$248Multiple Airlines
Fri, May 15 - Mon, May 18
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12:51 pm - 1:59 pm
DSM
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AZA
3h 08mnonstop
Allegiant Air Logo
7:40 am - 12:21 pm
AZA
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DSM
2h 41mnonstop
$249Allegiant Air
Fri, Apr 24 - Wed, Apr 29
Multiple Airlines Logo
2:04 pm - 8:38 am
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PHX
20h 34m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
6:50 am - 8:13 pm
PHX
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DSM
35h 23m
2 stops
$249Multiple Airlines
Fri, Apr 17 - Mon, Apr 27
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3:37 pm - 4:45 pm
DSM
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AZA
3h 08mnonstop
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5:30 pm - 10:11 pm
AZA
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DSM
2h 41mnonstop
$251Allegiant Air
Sun, Apr 5 - Wed, Apr 8
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:30 am - 10:13 am
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PHX
28h 43m
1 stop
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4:27 pm - 6:01 pm
PHX
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DSM
23h 34m
1 stop
$251Multiple Airlines
Fri, May 15 - Mon, May 18
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12:51 pm - 1:59 pm
DSM
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AZA
3h 08mnonstop
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7:40 am - 12:21 pm
AZA
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DSM
2h 41mnonstop
$252Allegiant Air
Fri, Apr 10 - Mon, Apr 13
Frontier Logo
8:14 pm - 11:47 pm
DSM
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PHX
5h 33m
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8:50 am - 7:14 pm
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DSM
8h 24m
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$255Frontier
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Des Moines to Phoenix flights

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

What is the cheapest Des Moines to Phoenix flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest return flight from Des Moines to Phoenix costs $134 on the route between Des Moines (DSM) and Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport (AZA). Over the past month, this route was, on average, 25% cheaper than other Des Moines-Phoenix routes. The most popular route is between Des Moines (DSM) and Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl Airport (PHX).

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

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

If you are looking for a flight deal from Des Moines to Phoenix, look for departures on Wednesdays and avoid leaving on a Sunday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Phoenix, Tuesday is the cheapest day to fly and Sunday is the most expensive.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Des Moines to Phoenix, 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 Phoenix is October, where tickets cost $268 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and April, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $384 and $359 respectively.

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

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 Phoenix, 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 Phoenix, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 25% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 9 weeks before departure.

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Cheapest flight$60
Flight from Des Moines to Phoenix-Mesa Gateway

When to book flights from Des Moines to Phoenix

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Des Moines to Phoenix 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 flights from Des Moines to Phoenix

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Des Moines to Phoenix was $60 for a one-way ticket and $246 for a round-trip.

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

    Yes, you'll most likely have to show a valid passport before boarding the plane in Des Moines and on arrival in Phoenix.

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

    Des Moines is served by only 1 airport and there are 2 airports in Phoenix. You will leave Des Moines from Des Moines and you will be arriving in Phoenix at one of these airports: Phoenix-Mesa Gateway or Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl.

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

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

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

    SkyTeam, Star Alliance, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between Des Moines and Phoenix, with SkyTeam being the most commonly used for this route.

  • What is the most popular layover when flying to Phoenix from Des Moines?

    Denver is the most popular layover city among KAYAK users traveling from Des Moines to Phoenix.

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

    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 Phoenix.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Phoenix 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 Phoenix?

    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 Phoenix with an airline and back to Des Moines with another airline.

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

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

Prefer to fly direct from Des Moines to Phoenix?

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

Direct departures

Des Moines to Phoenix

Monday

Allegiant Air,American Airlines,Southwest

Allegiant Air,American Airlines, +1 more

Tuesday

American Airlines

American Airlines

Wednesday

American Airlines,Allegiant Air

American Airlines,Allegiant Air

Thursday

American Airlines,Southwest

American Airlines,Southwest

Friday

Allegiant Air,American Airlines,Southwest

Allegiant Air,American Airlines, +1 more

Saturday

Allegiant Air,American Airlines,Southwest

Allegiant Air,American Airlines, +1 more

Sunday

American Airlines,Southwest

American Airlines,Southwest

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Direct returns

Phoenix to Des Moines

Monday

Allegiant Air,American Airlines,Southwest

Allegiant Air,American Airlines, +1 more

Tuesday

American Airlines

American Airlines

Wednesday

American Airlines,Allegiant Air

American Airlines,Allegiant Air

Thursday

American Airlines,Southwest

American Airlines,Southwest

Friday

Allegiant Air,American Airlines,Southwest

Allegiant Air,American Airlines, +1 more

Saturday

Allegiant Air,American Airlines,Southwest

Allegiant Air,American Airlines, +1 more

Sunday

American Airlines,Southwest

American Airlines,Southwest

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Des Moines to Phoenix

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Des Moines to Phoenix. 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 Phoenix? 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.
8.0
SouthwestOverall score based on 4318 reviews
8.0Comfort
7.5Entertainment
8.6Crew
8.1Boarding
7.0Food
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Long layover between flights to Long Island from BWI - need better coordination between flights

4.0 OkayKenny, Mar 2026
TPA - BWI
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Long layover between flights to Long Island from BWI - need better coordination between flights

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

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

The problem with the seat assignments is that there were a lot of rows in the front that were empty but my row at the back was full. Just not so pleasant.

No food or entertainment, just a quick 40 minute flight. A little bumpy due to Santa Ana winds but pilot has no control over that. Good flight and landing!

Good but I prefer choose your own seat. With the new assigned seats they should board from the back I see no advantage to this new boarding. Just like every other airline

I realize they are still working out kinks with the new boarding process, but by the time I boarded in group 5, most of the bins were full. All airlines should better enforce small bags and jackets going under the seats until everyone has boarded.

WiFi was not working and didn’t have a beverage service

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

Flight boarded late after announcing on time boarding. Flight arrived only a little late despite late departure. Had trouble connecting to WiFi

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

Wifi Bluetooth features for watching in flight movie was horrible. Screen kept blacking out no connection of sound although it said connected. Other than that smooth trip .

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.

Seats are uncomfortable. This has been a trend in the industry for decades. Trying to fit more seats on each plane to increase profits at the expense of the passenger.

The flight was delayed so we were dead tired, and after that the turbulence was horrible. I was very scared.

It’s always a great time flying with united airlines.

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.

Everything went well except the turbulence what no one have a control of but pilot and crew handled very good!

There was no WiFi available, there were mechanical problems with the plane and we landed at C 124, then the gate was switched to A 26, then all the way back to C126! For a 75 yo woman traveling alone, this was a difficult journey, indeed!

This trip did not start off well. The inbound flight was delayed about 20 minutes. Then, after initial onboarding, the passengers had to deplane due to a mechanical problem. That took about 30 minutes to fix and be cleared. Then, reboarding was chaotic. It took a long time to sort passengers and two passengers on standby were ticketed but there was no seat. So, they had to deplane. One of the flight crew was trying to help passengers figure out a place to put their carry-on bags and that took more time. In the end, our scheduled 10:30 am departure did not actually take off until about 12:05 pm CST. The flight itself was long but we got to Houston. Some passengers missed their connecting flights and had to rebook. Not the best of flights I've had.

Superb. Staff great. Great flight. As with other airlines, seating too tight and restrictive.

There is not one likable thing about this airline. It’s starts with the deceptive pricing and continues through the whole flight. The worst staff I’ve ever experienced way over priced bags absolutely no food or drink (unacceptable and you should be embarrassed) the seats are cramped and uncomfortable there is no entertainment there is nothing about this trash airline that constitutes any amount of money. It’s worse than spirit and way more expensive it is disgraceful. Do not travel with Allegiant I repeat do not bother no matter what they say the price is it is never ever going to be the right choice I’m mind blown at how awful the entire experience was I’m embarrassed that I chose so poorly I cannot reiterate enough how beyond horrible this company and its staff are, not one person on this flight or at the airport is qualified to sweep up trash on a city sidewalk they should certainly never be given any job that requires a brain or manners or communication with human beings, what a disgrace to the human race. Your criminal chiselers and should be put out to pasture

Great flight. Friendly staff. Free snacks and drinks would be nice. I would love fewer taxes and fees added on.

My 90 year old father flew with me. He needed wheel chair assistance and is nearly deaf. The staff was amazing with him.

It was fine. Nobody was outstandingly friendly but no one was rude and everything was smooth . The captain thanked us for flying but no one greeted me as I walked on the plane or as I exited which is the least they could do lol

Clean, friendly, roomy. But check-in from the phone link was terrible. Repeated attempts wouldn’t save at the final step. Just kept spinning! It was very frustrating. Finally, I used the app (vs website link) to check-in which worked very smoothly on the first attempt.

Check in on the web portal was cumbersome! After several attempts I finally got the boarding pass.

Excellent flight and even arrived 23 min early. No entertainment , or wi fi on board, but I downloaded a couple of movies beforehand which kept me entertained. Really like flying Allegiant airlines.

WE were delayed about an hour and never any communications from the employees working the gate. We also were moved to a total of three gates.

I love how they show love to their customers and care about them too.

I like that the flight attendant was very attentive and helpful. The meal menu could have more of an variety of food choices.

The flight was fine, once we got underway. It was more than hour delayed

Arrived 40 min early which was great - sat in runway for 35 min so no gain. Then waited for luggage 45 min. They need to staff accordingly knowing its one of the busiest week in Phx

My flight got rerouted due to crew rest. I was sent to Dallas customer service was not very polite. Was given a $40 room voucher for Motel 6 and $12 to eat with. It delayed me by a day. Where if I would have just stuck with my original flight Arizona was delayed to Cleveland and I could have made it home. They put me on a 9:00 flight out of Dallas to Cleveland without my knowledge or consent. When originally I was told it would be 8:45 a.m. on February 1st. I told them I could not take the 9:00 flight because I did not have anybody to pick me up from the airport at that time. I'm extremely disappointed in how I was treated. And I will not fly American Airlines again.

It would be nice to have some low carb options in the snacks.

The plane was experiencing problems with the HVAC system, it was very cold in the front of the plane and very hot in the back.

Trip delayed for 2 hours because of rain. We boarded and have to get down the flight and reboard again.

I love American. I’ll never fly anyone else if I can help it.

The flight was on time and arrived early. The crew were friendly and helpful.

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!

There's no seats that lean back with little leg space i wad uncomfortable the entire flight. Your charges for extra baggage is despicable and costly!!

Remind customers of the need to have passport or new ID for boarding.

Flight was canceled. Most upsetting was message from Kayak, stating that the flight was canceled and click with Kayak for details regarding rebook, refund details. THERE'S NO INFORMATION PROVIDED BY KAYAK EXCEPT THAT FLIGHT IS CANCELED. AND NOW THIS SURVEY TO FIND OUT HOW WAS THE FLIGHT !!!!!!!

The flight never took off and we spent 7 hours at the airport

Gate not determined until I got to the airport - hard to plan the trip to the airport.

Our flight was canceled. I will never use Kayak nor Frontier for travel again. The entire experience was a headache.

Frontier.. nickel and dime add-ons. Flight late, on time, late again, last minute gate change, arrival gate required a shuttle to the terminal. They sure keep you guessing.. if you like a little chaos and airport anxiety, this is the airline for you!

This is my second time flying with Frontier. My current experience was very favorable. The staff from the gate to the plane was friendly, warm and professional. The food options lacked in my opinion. This area needs some attention in my opinion.

There was no food and no entertainment, so I'm not sure why these are even in the survey, as my understanding is frontier does not ever offer food without a few, not even a snack, and there are no screens so unless the flight safety talk is our entertainment why ask how we liked it?. One of the flight attendants say in the back of the plane as people filed in to their seats, yelling orders about where to put baggage and telling people to hurry up. It was the least professional experience I've ever had on a flight.

Very well recently! Frontier is improving and less harrassing customer on luggages! Positive!

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