The flight time from Sanford to Des Moines is 2 hours, 57 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves SFB Sanford, FL 1 minute late.
13 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 37 minutes in the air
6 minutes taxiing in
Arrives DSM Des Moines, IA 6 minutes late.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Allegiant
64%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Sanford to Des Moines is 2 hours, 57 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 37 minutes.

The flight distance from Sanford to Des Moines is 1124 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Des Moines to Sanford
2 hours, 41 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Allegiant
2h 57m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h3h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

2

Distance

1124 Miles

Flights By Month ?

JFMAMJJASOND051015

Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Allegiant
2

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Sanford from Des Moines by plane?

The distance from Sanford to Des Moines by plane is 1124 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Sanford to Des Moines?

The flight time from Sanford to Des Moines is 2 hours, 57 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 37 minutes. These numbers are averages.

What airlines fly from Sanford to Des Moines?

Allegiant is the only airline with direct flights from Sanford to Des Moines.

Does Southwest fly from Sanford to Des Moines?

Southwest does not fly from Sanford (SFB) to Des Moines (DSM). Keep in mind that Southwest may fly to other nearby airports, as they will often fly into smaller airpors instead of larger ones. This is because the costs are often lower to fly into smaller airports, and they pass the savings on to you.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves Sanford 1 minute late
Taxi Out Time 13 minutes
In the Air 157 minutes
Taxiing In 6 minutes
Arrives Des Moines 6 minutes late

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from Sanford to Des Moines, Allegiant is 64% reliable, which means that Allegiant flights are on time 64% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Allegiant 64% 36% 0%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Sanford and Des Moines, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
Allegiant 13 157 6 177

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
8am 0.07
7pm 0.06
10am 0
3pm 0.04
11am 0.01
5pm 0.01
6am 0.01
9pm 0.04
7am 0.03
6pm 0.03
4pm 0.02
2pm 0.02
1pm 0.04
8pm 0.02
9am 0.01

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Sanford to Des Moines that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 9
February 10
March 16
April 9
May 10
June 17
July 18
August 12
September 8
October 17
November 10
December 15

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Sanford to Des Moines that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 0.73
Tuesday 0.1
Wednesday 0.38
Thursday 0.29
Friday 0.73
Saturday 0.38
Sunday 0.29

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
Allegiant 0

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
8am 12 155 6 174
7pm 12 154 6 175
10am 14 165 7 186
3pm 16 151 6 177
11am 20 172 6 197
5pm 13 166 5 184
6am 13 158 5 177
9pm 13 161 6 180
7am 12 158 5 177
6pm 15 149 7 172
4pm 14 162 6 180
2pm 15 156 5 178
1pm 15 163 6 182
8pm 12 149 6 172
9am 16 158 10 188
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.