Flights Punta Gorda → Des Moines
PGD → DSM
Route overview
The flight route from Punta Gorda to Des Moines has an on-time performance rate of 83%, with an average delay of 9 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees around 60 flights, serving the busy Des Moines Airport which handles approximately 2.8 million 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 Punta Gorda (PGD) → Des Moines (DSM) route is operated by Allegiant Air. Across 77 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.60%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Des Moines the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Punta Gorda the average ATFM delay is 3.1 minutes.
Heading to Des Moines: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Punta Gorda (PGD) to Des Moines (DSM) heads north-west for about 1,943 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 51m.
Departures from Punta Gorda on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 68% of PGD-DSM flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Punta Gorda the average ATFM delay is 3.1 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Des Moines it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 77 tracked PGD-DSM flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 10 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 PGD-DSM
On the Punta Gorda (PGD) -> Des Moines (DSM) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 77 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Punta Gorda-Des Moines is 2.60% across 77 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Allegiant Air.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Des Moines, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
