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Find cheap flights from Des Moines to The Big Island from $416

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Kailua-Kona
Kailua-Kona2 stops$417
Hilo
Hilo2 stops$819

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September

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February

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$416
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 7% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 6% lower on average.
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Top airlines flying from Des Moines to The Big Island

Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Des Moines to The Big Island? 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.
7.4
United AirlinesOverall score based on 10629 reviews
7.1Entertainment
6.7Food
7.2Comfort
8.1Crew
7.7Boarding
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The entertainment wasn’t playing in the app or online.

4.0 OkayJohn, Jun 2024SFO - DCA
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The entertainment wasn’t playing in the app or online.

It is a modern tragedy that any airline expects you to travel for 14 hours in such discomfort and that the only way to add comfort is exorbitant prices. I was in pain by the time we landed. Shameful.

Original plane sidelined. Had to wait an hour for replacement.

Crew was very cooperative and professional. Passenger's first checked in bag should be free.

No real agent onsite helping you for missing luggage there. Not like the other airline next to UA desk, they have staff attending in their desk assisting answer/helping luggage issue, even after midnight.

Horrible, the flights kept delaying, so it is obvious that we won't be able to make it to the next connection. No easier/real agent on site to help you figure this out. UA agent on other counters refuse to assist you and direct us to use the QR code/call customer service. So inefficient and poor. While technology seems convenient, but it's not the best interest/experience for customers need help while there is active issue need assistance.

After the morning frenzy of 35 min wait through CLT security at 4;30 AM, it was nice to have a smooth pleasant boarding experience. This 6:30 AM flight was not full. We were able to get seated swiftly and took off promptly. Nice touch they distributed the old fashioned headsets with 8 mm jacks. Snacks were decent and arrival was uneventful.

My window shade didn’t work. So I missed coming into my city. ☹️

Flight was delayed in the gate by 5 hours and ultimately cancelled- rebooking service by United agents was terrible

Flight was delayed due to the late arrival of the catering truck, which is quite unacceptable. There was a beverage service, but no pretzel, or cookie, or nuts were served in coach.

Paid for premium economy had no tv the whole time the crew tried to reset/reboot but would not work they said they would put a trouble ticket in for it. We had 3 seats my tv was the only one that didn't work. They cancelled our flight re worked us on another that left us at airport over night on the floor I have a ten year old and a 78 diabetic mother which also had shingles and suffers from nerve pain in legs and back. Requested wheelchair service at all airports after the re route NO wheelchair service was there to help. WORST experience we have ever had. Went to American airlines assistance it was closed. I AM FURIOUS!!! I expect some sort of compensation from this traumatic experience and no need for flying points we don't plan on using American airlines again!!!!

This is by far the worst experience I have had with American Airlines. The start of this trip was a complete disaster. I purposely planned my trip so that I would weather any delays so that I could make very important meeting at the Pentagon. My flight was cancelled because of maintenance and I was put on the first flight the next day but I was late to the meeting. After a long week at the Pentagon I just wanted to go home and my flight home which was early in the day was delayed. Eventually the flight was delayed until the next day. I was not authorized a hotel room because DCA was my point of origin. So I paid for a hotel out of pocket. The flight this morning was boarded then deplaned because the aircraft was hot. The flow of information was not happening in DCA and made it worse when the news was bad. I am going to take a break from American for my next few military flights. Hopefully whatever has been going on with American Airlines will be resolved.

We had a 2 hour delay. The seats were smaller than most other airlines. The person in front of us wanted to lay back and we had to stop her because she was pressing against my girlfriend’s legs. We had to ask her to sit up and not lay back due to the lack of room.

Everything was fine once we actually got on our flight. It was more then annoying they canceled (delayed) our flight. We lost out on a day of our trip along with money on our stay. Plus we had to book another hotel. So expensive.

This flight was canceled and delayed several times without explanation. The plane was freezing cold and no wifi for messaging. Getting off the plane was terribly unorganized and felt like it took forever….

The flight was delayed several times without explanation. The seats were terribly uncomfortable and wifi isn’t included. All these make for a less than ideal flight.

The flights was delayed by hours and it was the firmest landing I have experienced in my life. My back is still sore.

Internet service was erratic. Crew service was poor and slow. My luggage on this non-stop flight was lost and not recovered

Terrible. I didn’t fly and I had an important meeting the next day.

Equipment swap led to 2+ hour delay on international flight. And to top it off, boarding took forever.

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Recent round-trip flight deals

8/27Tue
2 stopsDelta
16h 33mDSM-KOA
9/10Tue
2 stopsDelta
18h 48mKOA-DSM
$417
9/10Tue
2 stopsDelta
16h 38mDSM-KOA
9/24Tue
2 stopsDelta
20h 34mKOA-DSM
$565
8/28Wed
2 stopsDelta
16h 17mDSM-KOA
9/11Wed
2 stopsDelta
14h 54mKOA-DSM
$633
8/27Tue
1 stopAmerican Airlines
10h 19mDSM-KOA
9/10Tue
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
18h 48mKOA-DSM
$637
8/27Tue
3 stopsUnited Airlines
40h 24mDSM-KOA
9/10Tue
2 stopsUnited Airlines
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$671
10/24Thu
1 stopAmerican Airlines
10h 51mDSM-KOA
10/28Mon
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
16h 00mKOA-DSM
$677
8/28Wed
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
13h 49mDSM-KOA
9/11Wed
1 stopAmerican Airlines
13h 56mKOA-DSM
$694
10/2Wed
2 stopsDelta
16h 38mDSM-KOA
10/10Thu
2 stopsDelta
14h 56mKOA-DSM
$697
11/30Sat
1 stopUnited Airlines
11h 28mDSM-KOA
12/6Fri
2 stopsUnited Airlines
29h 29mKOA-DSM
$720
8/28Wed
3 stops
28h 16mDSM-KOA
9/11Wed
2 stops
16h 21mKOA-DSM
$1,219

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Des Moines - The Big Island Flights

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Des Moines (DSM)United States

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