Flights Des Moines → Punta Gorda
DSM → PGD
Route overview
The flight route from Des Moines to Punta Gorda has an on-time performance rate of 88%, with an average delay of 5.5 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees 60 flights, serving the popular destination airport in Punta Gorda which handles approximately 1,118,303 passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Des Moines (DSM) → Punta Gorda (PGD) route is operated by Allegiant Air. Across 77 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.60%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Punta Gorda the average ATFM delay is 3.1 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Des Moines the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Punta Gorda: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Des Moines (DSM) to Punta Gorda (PGD) heads south-east for about 1,943 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 51m.
Departures from Des Moines on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 69% of DSM-PGD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Des Moines the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Punta Gorda it is 3.1 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 77 tracked DSM-PGD flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 2.6% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegiant Air (G4) | 78% | 11 min | 2.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about DSM-PGD
On the Des Moines (DSM) -> Punta Gorda (PGD) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 77 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Des Moines-Punta Gorda is 2.60% across 77 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Allegiant Air.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
