Flights Des Moines → Sanford
DSM → SFB
Route overview
The flight route from Des Moines to Sanford has an on-time performance rate of 82%, with the average delay being just 5.2 minutes when delays do occur. Over the course of a year, this route sees around 50 flights, serving the busy Sanford airport which handles approximately 2,801,478 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) → Sanford (SFB) route is operated by Allegiant Air. Across 62 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.61%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Sanford the average ATFM delay is 2.7 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Des Moines the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Sanford: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Des Moines (DSM) to Sanford (SFB) heads south-east for about 1,809 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 41m.
Departures from Des Moines on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 61% of DSM-SFB flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Des Moines the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Sanford it is 2.7 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 62 tracked DSM-SFB flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 1.6% 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-SFB
On the Des Moines (DSM) -> Sanford (SFB) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 62 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Des Moines-Sanford is 1.61% across 62 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.
