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$148 Find Cheap Flights from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Des Moines

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from John F Kennedy Intl to Des Moines departing on 10/10. 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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Cheap Flights from John F Kennedy Intl to Des Moines (JFK-DSM)

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

Sat, Sep 6 - Wed, Sep 10
American Airlines Logo
5:00 pm - 11:06 pmJFK-DSM
7h 06m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
8:00 am - 4:15 pmDSM-JFK
7h 15m1 stop
$302American Airlines
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Sat, Sep 13 - Wed, Sep 17
American Airlines Logo
11:40 am - 3:16 pmJFK-DSM
4h 36m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
7:03 am - 12:59 pmDSM-JFK
4h 56m1 stop
$305American Airlines
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Fri, Sep 12 - Tue, Sep 16
American Airlines Logo
11:00 am - 6:29 pmJFK-DSM
8h 29m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
7:03 am - 5:17 pmDSM-JFK
9h 14m1 stop
$335American Airlines
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Fri, Aug 29 - Tue, Sep 2
Delta Logo
5:35 pm - 10:43 pmJFK-DSM
6h 08m1 stop
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3:50 pm - 11:38 pmDSM-JFK
6h 48m1 stop
$341Delta
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Fri, Aug 29 - Fri, Sep 5
American Airlines Logo
7:30 am - 2:51 pmJFK-DSM
8h 21m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
5:00 am - 5:17 pmDSM-JFK
11h 17m1 stop
$345American Airlines
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Mon, Oct 20 - Thu, Oct 23
Frontier Logo
1:00 pm - 7:59 pmJFK-DSM
7h 59m1 stop
Frontier Logo
8:44 pm - 12:01 pmDSM-JFK
14h 17m1 stop
$353Frontier
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Sat, Aug 16 - Sat, Aug 23
American Airlines Logo
5:00 pm - 11:45 pmJFK-DSM
7h 45m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 2:30 pmDSM-JFK
6h 30m1 stop
$365American Airlines
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Thu, Aug 28 - Tue, Sep 2
Delta Logo
4:54 pm - 8:30 pmJFK-DSM
4h 36m1 stop
Delta Logo
3:50 pm - 11:38 pmDSM-JFK
6h 48m1 stop
$383Delta
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Fri, Oct 17 - Sun, Oct 19
Frontier Logo
1:00 pm - 7:59 pmJFK-DSM
7h 59m1 stop
Frontier Logo
8:44 pm - 12:01 pmDSM-JFK
14h 17m1 stop
$438Frontier
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Sun, Oct 5 - Wed, Oct 8
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11:31 am - 11:44 amJFK-DSM
25h 13m2 stops
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7:30 am - 10:30 amDSM-JFK
26h 00m2 stops
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KAYAK's insights & trends for John F Kennedy Intl to Des Moines flights

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

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Des Moines?

The average price of all round-trip flights from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Des Moines clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Des Moines on a Thursday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Friday is the most expensive day to fly from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Des Moines. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Tuesday and avoiding Sundays for the best deals.

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Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$148
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 42% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 76% increase in price.
Flight from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Des Moines

When to book flights from John F Kennedy Intl to Des Moines

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from John F Kennedy Intl to Des Moines 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 New York John F Kennedy Airport to Des Moines flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Des Moines?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Des Moines was $148 for a one-way ticket and $302 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between New York John F Kennedy Airport and Des Moines?

    Even though you are not required to have a passport, keep in mind that an official ID is needed to board the airplane.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Des Moines?

    When flying out of New York John F Kennedy Airport you will be using New York John F Kennedy Intl. You will be landing at Des Moines, also known as Des Moines.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Des Moines?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Des Moines?

    oneworld, and SkyTeam are the airline alliances operating flights between New York John F Kennedy Airport and Des Moines, with SkyTeam being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from New York to Des Moines, Delta or American Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from New York to Des Moines are Delta and American Airlines. With an average price for the route of $877 and an overall rating of 8.0, Delta is the most popular choice. American Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $441 and an overall rating of 7.2.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Des Moines?

    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 New York John F Kennedy Airport to Des Moines.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Des Moines?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Des Moines from New York John F Kennedy Airport 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 New York John F Kennedy Airport to Des Moines?

    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 Des Moines with an airline and back to New York John F Kennedy Airport with another airline. Booking your flights between New York John F Kennedy Airport and DSM 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 New York John F Kennedy Airport to Des Moines?

    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 Des Moines from New York John F Kennedy Airport up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top airlines flying from John F Kennedy Intl to Des Moines

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from New York to Des Moines. 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 John F Kennedy Intl to Des Moines? 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
DeltaOverall score based on 7980 reviews
8.5Crew
8.2Boarding
7.9Entertainment
7.9Comfort
7.3Food
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Flight was canceled, and no effort was made to help with rebooking, no hotel vouchers, no car transportation and minimal food voucher and most places for food were closed by the time the voucher was given. Waited for 3 hours for bags. Simply the worst travel experience I have ever had

2.0 MediocreDana, Jul 2025JFK - DEN
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Flight was canceled, and no effort was made to help with rebooking, no hotel vouchers, no car transportation and minimal food voucher and most places for food were closed by the time the voucher was given. Waited for 3 hours for bags. Simply the worst travel experience I have ever had

At first, we were on the runway for about an hour, literally. The Captain did explain that the Control Tower just had a change shift (sounds like an unrealistic excuse) and then that we had to change a runway. A regular economy seat is made for 12 yo twiggy. I understand Delta wants to push for an upgrade, but after sitting in a Comfort seat and in First class. I would say First class is not worthy of my money. The landing was delayed because of the weather in NYC, I don't hold that against Delta, of course. The Captain did alert us to that upon takeoff in Vegas and again as we reached NY.

Not a "Delta" issue, but a JFK issue: We booked a connecting flight with 3 1/2 hours between to clearn immigration and customs. Our inbound flight (BCN to JFK) was on the taxiway 45 minutes which ate into our layover time. Immigtration was insanely quick with the CBP MPC app; however, clearing TSA (again, after we were ALREADY cleared in Spain on the inbound international flight) took over 95 minutes. This left us with 10 minutes before boarding the connecting flight (JFK to SAN) to walk to the far end of Terminal 4 and try to find food. We didn't find any food that could promise to serve us in under 10 minutes so we boarded the Delta flight after coming off a plance and an 8-hour flight knowing that we wouldn't be served any food on the next 5 1/2 hour flight. I feel like Delta needs to put pressure on the JFK TSA to open more screening stations (by our count, we saw only 5 scanners open and a line of - as we said - over 90 minutes. The insult is that we WERE ALREADY SCREENED through TSA, but as you come off one flight into the USA, you have to go through the whole process again. It seems like if you have a connecting flight, there should be a way to pass through immigration and customs without needing to return through TSA.

Overall, aside from the baggage issue, it was as good as one expects.

The entertainment and wifi mostly didn't work on this flight.

Terrible entertainment system - kept freezing and audio kept cutting out. Snacks were mediocre at best for a 5 hour flight.

I am still upset that my bag was lost on a recent trip to Rome ; we were inconvenienced and out €150 Euros ; delta has refused to reimburse us

Our bag was lost so that made unnecessary chaos On our trip

Terrible and im avoiding them in the future. My initial flight was delayed causing me to rebook my flight and when speaking with the representative to rebook I explained this is the second time my flights were delayed and they did nothing to help me. I wasn't booked to comfort plus or given a voucher or anything. I was almost late for my meeting that I needed to attend on Monday because of the games delta played delaying my flights even more and putting me in the very back of the plane next to an extremely intoxicated passenger

The dear was very limited in space. I could put my water bottle in seat basket. Also, there was no inflight entertainment in the delta app?

Pathetic check in experience at JFK. Everything is self check in. Not enough staff present to help with when the check in process or the kiosk gets stuck. Staff present not welcoming or pleasant at all. On the other hand the NY based flight crew was great. Courteous and friendly throughout the flight. Special meals leave a lot to be desired. Kids meals should be made available when kids are flying and same goes for special kids meals too.

Waited on the runway for takeoff for 2.5 hours. Air traffic rerouted us. The plane didn't have enough fuel, so had to go back to the gate. Had to wait for a new pilot. Should have landed at 5:22. Didn't land until 9:10. Trash flight.

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.

Delays on all NY flights. There was no communication on why but they didn’t say it was weather. Other carriers were not delayed.

Extraordinary service in business class, and very good breakfast and snacks. A really lovely flight.

They cancelled our flight without warning OR a refund. Never doing business with American Airlines again! This is the second AA booked trip in a row that we've had challenges with.

I got bumped due to weight restrictions even tho there were empty seats on my flight. I got put on an other flight with a stopover. My flight that originally was going to take 5-6 hours ever up being 14+ hours and my luggage arrived to my destination without me because I was made to check in my luggage on my original flight when I was deemed ok to board only to be asked to deplane. Worst flight experience.

Flight cancelled. Added a day and a half to my travel. American Airlines DID put me in a hotel for two nights, but have not given any money back for any of this! I spent money on an apartment at my destination that I basically wasted because I could not arrive.

I was pleasantly surprised with an upgrade at boarding. I finally had a mostly gluten free food options and a very attentive attendant.

Staff at the gate were incredibly rude, hostile and threatening. Never fly American Airlines.

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