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$134 Find Cheap Flights from Reagan Washington National 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 Reagan-National to Des Moines departing on 10/22. 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
$291
Overall average: $453
Frontier
Tue 11/25Fri 12/5
DCA - DSM • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$293
Typical prices: $393-488
American Airlines
Thu 11/6Wed 11/12
DCA - DSM • Non-stop
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Frontier
Cheapest • from $291 (round-trip)
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Best reviews • 8.0 score
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When to book
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Cheapest • 12% price drop
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Cheap Flights from Reagan-National to Des Moines (DCA-DSM)

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

Tue, Nov 25 - Fri, Dec 5
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8:00 am - 6:38 pmDCA-DSM
11h 38m1 stop
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8:15 pm - 4:59 pmDSM-DCA
19h 44m1 stop
$291Frontier
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Thu, Nov 6 - Wed, Nov 12
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7:59 pm - 10:02 pmDCA-DSM
3h 03mnonstop
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12:54 pm - 4:24 pmDSM-DCA
2h 30mnonstop
$293American Airlines
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Wed, Nov 5 - Fri, Nov 7
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1:00 pm - 1:47 pmDCA-DSM
25h 47m1 stop
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2:32 pm - 12:01 pmDSM-DCA
20h 29m1 stop
$294Frontier
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Thu, Nov 6 - Mon, Nov 10
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8:15 am - 1:47 pmDCA-DSM
6h 32m1 stop
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2:32 pm - 9:59 pmDSM-DCA
6h 27m1 stop
$296Frontier
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Thu, Dec 25 - Wed, Dec 31
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8:15 am - 11:25 amDCA-DSM
4h 10m1 stop
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6:15 am - 11:40 amDSM-DCA
4h 25m1 stop
$313Southwest
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Wed, Nov 12 - Wed, Nov 19
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6:10 pm - 9:35 pmDCA-DSM
4h 25m1 stop
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8:20 am - 6:15 pmDSM-DCA
8h 55m2 stops
$318Southwest
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Fri, Oct 31 - Tue, Nov 4
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6:00 am - 9:20 amDCA-DSM
4h 20m1 stop
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11:06 am - 5:48 pmDSM-DCA
5h 42m1 stop
$343Delta
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Tue, Nov 25 - Thu, Dec 4
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6:10 am - 10:20 amDCA-DSM
5h 10m1 stop
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5:43 pm - 11:08 pmDSM-DCA
4h 25m1 stop
$353Delta
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Fri, Oct 31 - Mon, Nov 3
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8:00 am - 10:37 pmDCA-DSM
15h 37m2 stops
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2:32 pm - 4:59 pmDSM-DCA
25h 27m1 stop
$361Multiple Airlines
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Fri, Oct 31 - Sun, Nov 2
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8:00 am - 10:37 pmDCA-DSM
15h 37m2 stops
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2:32 pm - 12:04 pmDSM-DCA
20h 32m1 stop
$414Multiple Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Reagan-National to Des Moines flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Reagan-National 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 Reagan Washington National Airport to Des Moines?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport to Des Moines clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

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

What is the cheapest month to fly from Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport to Des Moines?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport to Des Moines, 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 Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport to Des Moines is June, where tickets cost $378 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and May, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $463 and $453 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport to Des Moines?

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 1 stop layover the cheapest option at $443 on average.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport to Des Moines?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport to Des Moines, 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 Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport to Des Moines, 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 17 weeks before departure.

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Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$134
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 7% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 5% increase in price.
Flight from Reagan Washington National Airport to Des Moines

When to book flights from Reagan-National to Des Moines

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Reagan-National to Des Moines based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated round-trip price
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FAQs for booking Reagan Washington National Airport to Des Moines flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport to Des Moines?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport to Des Moines was $134 for a one-way ticket and $291 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Reagan Washington National Airport and Des Moines?

    No

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Reagan Washington National Airport to Des Moines?

    American Airlines, and Delta offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Reagan Washington National Airport to Des Moines flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Reagan Washington National Airport to Des Moines?

    The Embraer 175 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Reagan Washington National Airport to Des Moines flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Reagan Washington National Airport to Des Moines?

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

  • On which days can I fly direct from Reagan Washington National Airport to Des Moines?

    There are nonstop flights from Reagan Washington National Airport to Des Moines on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Washington, D.C. to Des Moines, Southwest or Delta?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Washington, D.C. to Des Moines are Southwest and Delta. With an average price for the route of $437 and an overall rating of 8.0, Southwest is the most popular choice. Delta is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $387 and an overall rating of 7.9.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Reagan Washington National 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 Reagan Washington National Airport to Des Moines.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Reagan Washington National 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 Reagan Washington National 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 Reagan Washington National 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 Reagan Washington National Airport with another airline. Booking your flights between Reagan Washington National 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 Reagan Washington National 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 Reagan Washington National Airport 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 Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport to Des Moines

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $423 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Reagan Washington National Airport to Des Moines?

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

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Washington, D.C. Reagan-National to Des Moines

Monday

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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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Des Moines to Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

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 Reagan-National to Des Moines

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Washington, D.C. 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 Reagan-National 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.
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SouthwestOverall score based on 4236 reviews
8.6Crew
7.5Entertainment
7.0Food
8.0Comfort
8.1Boarding
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mandatory demand customer to check their carry on because not enough people check bags.

6.0 GoodHung, Oct 2025PHX - ABQ
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mandatory demand customer to check their carry on because not enough people check bags.

Connecting flight is on time and boarding was a breeze!

Excellent. Would encourage Southwest to keep current boarding procedures with free style seating. Makes for a fantastic experience

As always, the entire Southwest experience was perfect. Purchasing the tickets on the Southwest web site was effortless, departure and arrival gates were spotless and comfortable, plane was clean and comfortable, crew was excellent and flight was on time. Wheelchair service in Las Vegas at departure was somewhat chaotic and disjointed, but I am not sure if that was Southwest problem, airport problem or combination.

I wish they had movie screens in the headrests. The seats are much improved, more legroom and recently renovated. Bathroom was clean. Staff was outstanding!!

As always, the entire Southwest experience was wonderful, from online booking to flight to baggage retrieval. Very grateful.

The weather could have been better. There was a 40 minute ATC delay in SFO because of marine fog and a micro cell storm delayed landing and take-off at Nashville. The gate was changed 5 minutes from boarding from gate B3 to gate C23 at Nashville airport.

After being assaulted by a flight attendant I was then brushed off as oh well because he long braids didn’t mean to whip me in the eye. I have filed complaints and will see. But like any other issue I’ve had with kayak involved it’s been trash. Last time I’ll be using your app

AC sub par. WiFi not working correctly. Ac sucked. Seats very narrow.

Near 4 hour flight with only 1 service. Had to use call button to request water. Internet and power not working until into flight. Internet would stop working during flight.

The flight was great. The gate location was way to far away!!!

The flight attendant in first class was beyond rude and didn't care at all about her job. AND the gate agent was even worse than the flight attendant for rudeness. She was awful.

Gate agent rushed to fill hot jetway with crowd so it took over 12 minutes to go from gate to plane. Just like a discount airline Pooly prepared cabin and third time that claim of rough air prevented any cabin service. Friends on a Southwest flight at similar time had service.

Cramped seating for me. Luckily it wasn’t a long flight

Lounge in Lagos is terrible, food on board from Lagos to Atlanta was horrible. Only bright spot the cabin crew were awesome.

The staff and the boarding procedure were all amazing . The one flight was not equipped with WIFI which now adays seems odd. All in all the experience was good

Perfect flight both ways. On time, courteous staff, plane comfortable and cool. Best domestic flights I’ve had in awhile.

Really low quality food especially for an international flight. The crew also was surprisingly unpleasant except couple of ladies. I know we were not in first class but that’s no reason to treat customers as less.

Flight delayed for two and half hours and then canceled altogether due to mechanical issues. No mechanic onsite to fix so had to send one from LAX.

Crew was good. The reservation got mixed up and they didn't have my TSA number. I am also a Silver Medallion and wasn't able to use Sky Priority.

Great service on board. Boarding a bit slow due to process. Food was pretty average.

Very small cramped plane for an international flight. Everything else was good, but it was maybe the smallest comfort-wise I've ever been on for longer than 3-4 hours and the trip was 7.5

Flight was delayed 3 hours. No food and drink vouchers was provided. They offered a mini pretzel bag and water .

Staff was rude. Didn’t give water for 2 hours. Worst service

Was on time until within 1 hour of flight-how does that happen? Staff very friendly.

I liked the choice of lemon ginger tea. I think stewardesses can be more considerate of older people needs.

It was great, I’m very grateful for the pilots and crew flight attendants for everything.

We were given vouchers we couldn’t use with a 5.5 hour delay

I fly UAL 7-8 times per year. This flight was not up to snuff because it boarded very late "due to unexpected delays in restocking the plane" and yet Flight Aware showed the plane had landed some 10 hours earlier--so I think they could have planned accordingly. The FA's were nice but harried. The video system had to be rebooted 3-4 times. The food service was rather abrupt; they forgot my row and when I asked for my meal, they brought it with some impatience. Overall, the flight was fine, but the little details made it feel somewhat mundane and hurried.

Flight was great. Efficient boarding. Short flight. Early arrival. Friendly flight crew. The entertainment system did not work well. Could not access it until the aircraft reached 10K feet or more. Lots of glitches.

After we landed we sat on the tarmac for 1.5 hours waiting to get to our gate. Ridiculous.

the trip to madrid was uncomfortable with my legs touching the seat in front of me

The plane was late, when we did board the plane was as cold as a freezer. I was freezing the entire flight, no blankets. Lost miserable flight I’ve ever had.

Terrible. Flight delayed for more than 8 hours with only a $12 meal voucher provided for the inconvenience. The airplane did not have breaks on arrival yet they still made us go through the motions and board on time knowing we could not take off then sit for 40+ minutes before having to get of the time. A complete waste of my time. I cannot believe they can stay business with these shenanigans. I’ll avoid this company like the plague moving forward as the lack of accountability is disgraceful.

This was the best 2 flights I have had with American out of SGF. Great crew both flights.

We were delayed for a “couple of maintenance issues.” They were resolved rather quickly but a computer glitch caused someone in the airport to have to bring a physical copy of the paperwork so we could leave. I don’t know where they had to drive from to get to our plane but it took forever & we were 1 1/2 hrs late in leaving. The flight itself was fine.

It took way too long to diagnose and solve the problem of a broken crew member cabin seat. Though compensation for the volunteer who left the flight was very kind.

We fly American Airlines quite a bit. And we always fly business class when traveling internationally. We were a bit disappointed with the comfort of this particular plane as well as the entertainment options.

The AA staff person who checked our bags was curt and almost rude. The FA also seemed unhappy doing her job. Overall it was like riding the school bus back in grade school.

They are still charging me after taking 466 and 833 for round trip from AR to to Bradley airport from 19 to 21. Then poor experience. Am hurt and I will say it on social media. Please stay away from this airline. I see in my bank account they are still taking 644. Am trying to stop it. I used to fly United airlines and I suggest that if you don't want extra charges and good service you go back there. American airlines delayed my flight again and I was late for my meeting, no recompensation but charging me over and over.

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