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Find cheap flights to Iowa from $45

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from the United States to Iowa departing on 6/7. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours

Des Moines
Des Moinesnonstop$78
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapidsnonstop$98
Sioux City
Sioux Citynonstop$214
Waterloo
Waterloo1 stop$480
Mason City
Mason Citynonstop$152
Fort Dodge
Fort Dodge1 stop$376
Burlington
Burlingtonnonstop$137
Omaha
Omahanonstop$64
Moline
Moline1 stop$196

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May

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$45
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 1% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 2% lower on average.
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FAQs - booking Iowa flights

  • I’m flying from New York to Cedar Rapids. What’s the best airport to fly into?

    If you want a flight from New York to Cedar Rapids with the least layover time, you can fly nonstop from New York LaGuardia (LGA) to Des Moines International Airport, and then drive to Cedar Rapids (2h 10m). However, if you don’t mind the stops and want to choose an airport that’s closer to Cedar Rapids, then you should fly into the Eastern Iowa Airport.

  • I’m searching for flights to Iowa from Phoenix. Which airport do I fly into?

    Both main airports in Iowa, Eastern Iowa and Des Moines International, receive flights from Phoenix. If you’re flying direct from Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport (AZA), you can land at either one of these airports in Iowa. On the other hand, if you’re flying nonstop from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX), you’ll land at Des Moines International Airport.

  • Where do I fly to visit the Field of Dreams Movie Site?

    The Field of Dreams Movie Site is located in Dyersville, and the closest airport is Dubuque Regional Airport (35m). Unless you're traveling directly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport, your flight to Dubuque will require at least one layover. If you prefer a nonstop flight and don't mind driving from the airport to the movie site, you can book a flight to Iowa that lands at the Eastern Iowa Airport, which is only a 1h 20m drive away.

  • What’s the airport closest to the Bridges of Madison County?

    The access point to reach the famous Bridges of Madison County is in the town of Winterset, Iowa. The airport closest to Winterset is the Des Moines International Airport, 40m from the city center.

  • How long is the flight to Iowa?

    An average nonstop flight from the United States to Iowa takes 4h 00m, covering a distance of 968 miles. The most popular route is Seattle - Des Moines with an average flight time of 6h 02m.

  • What is the cheapest flight to Iowa?

    The cheapest ticket to Iowa from the United States found in the last 72 hours was $19 one-way, and $119 round-trip. The most popular route is from Seattle to Des Moines and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $288.

  • Which airlines fly to Iowa?

    American Airlines, United Airlines & Delta fly the most frequently from the United States to Iowa.

  • What are the most popular destinations in Iowa?

    Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Des Moines (57% of total searches to Iowa). The next most popular destinations are Cedar Rapids (38%) and Sioux City (2%). Searches for flights to Waterloo (2%), to Dubuque (0.7%) and to Mason City (0.2%) are also popular.

  • How does KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a given destination and date is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to Iowa

  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Iowa flight deals.
  • The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) and the Des Moines International Airport (DSM) are the two main airports in the state. They’re also the airports offering the most nonstop flights to Iowa from other American cities. The first airport serves Cedar Rapids (15m drive) and Iowa City (30m), while the latter serves Des Moines (15m).
  • There are three smaller airports that mainly receive flights to Iowa from Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD). Those are Dubuque Regional Airport (DBQ), Sioux Gateway Airport (SUX), and Waterloo Regional Airport (ALO).
  • If you’re traveling to more than one city in Iowa, the best airport to fly into is Des Moines International. Not only is it the airport served by the most flights, but it provides easiest driving access to other cities. Must-see cities less than 3h away include Waterloo (2h), Davenport (2h 45m), Sioux City (3h), and Iowa City (2h).
  • For passengers traveling to Iowa with children, keep in mind that none of the airports have children’s areas. Restaurant and shopping options are also limited, and most of them aren’t in the public area of the airports that you normally find after baggage claim. Although these airports aren’t busy and you’ll probably be on your way to your accommodation quickly, it’s best to pack some extra toys and snacks to keep the little ones entertained.
  • For passengers traveling with pets, please keep in mind that the Des Moines International Airport is the only airport in Iowa that provides a pet relief area.
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Top 5 airlines flying to Iowa

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from the United States to Iowa? 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.
7.6
JetBlueOverall score based on 4525 reviews
7.5Entertainment
7.2Food
7.8Boarding
7.9Comfort
8.3Crew
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Great. Loved that there was WiFi on flight to keep in touch and excellent service of beverages and snacks.

10.0 ExcellentAdelaide, Apr 2024DTW - JFK
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Great. Loved that there was WiFi on flight to keep in touch and excellent service of beverages and snacks.

Business class is great. New airplane, very comfortable, better than some of the major airlines I am used to

Terrible. Flight was cancelled due to the weather in the east and sout east(florida). Did not get any compesation of any kind. According to them, it was not under their control so I lost all the money paid for the 2 fairs from Raleigh, NC to Orlando, Fl.

great flight. Pilot was communicative, flight attendants were excellent. Really nice experience except my tv didn’t work.

Overall, the flight was better than the flight I took to go to Florida, which had a bunch of problems. The crew is really nice and the plane was new so it had a small problem when we were on the runway, but the flight itself was great. They even made some time back up, which is always a good thing.

There were multiple delays but JetBlue tried to make the boarding and departure process as quick and efficient as possible. The crew was as detached from reality as could be, meaning: not very friendly and just doing things by the numbers.

I had back trouble prior to my flight and everyone was great about helping me.

40 minute delay before take off after boarding flight. Bright lights throughout night flight due Issues with light panels. In flight Entertainment nonfunctional

Everything was good except for deplaning in NY. Took way too long!!

Jet Blue keeps getting iit wrong. 4 hour mechanical delay followed by terrible boarding experience. This is my third horrific jet blue flight in 2024. I am going to try to avoid this loser in the sky

Surprisingly easy! I was hesitant to try this, but the cost swayed me. I actually felt like I had less stress than all the taxiing and possible delays that occur with short regional flights where you spend less time in the air than getting to and from the plane..

This flight was delayed multiple times and eventually canceled around 2-3ish. Original take off time was around 10:30am. By 3, there were no other options out of Houston, so stuck in Houston for from 3pm - 11am the next day.

Should have video screens Plane audio was poor and without wired connection hard to understand crew. Should serve more than just cups of water and pretzels on six hour flight. Did not see crew rest of flight. Fix charging sockets to retain charging blocks.

I paid $380 for my one-way ticket from California to Minnesota. The fair did not include online check-in. I received instructions from their app to check in at a kiosk. At the kiosk, the boarding pass would not print until an actual person came to verify that I had a personal item and not a carry-on item, On the plane, the person next to me was drunk and allowed to continue to order alcohol. United is garbage I’d rather fly spirit.

The plane was dirty and the in seat air wasn't blowing as planes usually do.

Generally good but there wasn’t any staff available when my luggage didn’t appear at baggage claim in Fresno. It took about half an hour to locate a staff member to open up the locked room where it was being kept.

Do not like the feeling of being in the basic economy. Everyone should feel good no matter what.

All flights were on time and boarding was issue free

Terrible! The plane was old and you are required to connect your own device to their Wi-Fi rather than have entertainment options in the back of the seat in front of you. The Wi-Fi went out during the flight and there was only one plug for the devices every two seats. Three out of five surrounding my family did not work. The seats and spaces under them were so small I could not fit my backpack, which I’ve always brought on flights and fit before no problem. The crew were unpleasant and patronizing.

Great! The plane was decently sized and comfortable. The staff was nice and there was great in flight entertainment

Use planes with TVs on flights over 4 hours. The free entertainment was a cheap in between solution for a very long flight that you don't even bother providing meals or decent snacks.

Even though we left CMI late, we mostly made up the time.

Delayed almost 4 hours for a 45 minute flight with no explanation.

Again, multiple delays and I eventually just canceled and drove!

Great crew. We were delayed so that late passengers could get on the flight. Love the bedding in business class. Good food. Great experience.

The CX617 from HK to BKK was delayed more than 1.5 hours.

Horrible - they lied to me about baggage & boarding, even though I specifically spoke to their agents the day before my flight about my issue. When I showed up they did not let me board and stranded me at my airport until I bought a new flight with money I did not have to spend.

All four American Airlines flights I took in last seven days were delayed. Caused me loads of problems, missed meetings, loss of time and money.

American cancelled our flight home. Zero option for hotel, alternative transportation and took 3 hours to find our bags so we could take a 3 hour UBER ride home on our dime. Never flying AA again.

They gave my seat away although it was a connecting flight with them and the flight was a bit delayed.

For it to have left on time! Instead of two hours early with zero notice

Flight kept delayed from morning to late afternoon so I had to make other arrangements

Crew was nice, explained emergency protocol very well. Flight took off and arrived on time. Pilot explained the small delay that occurred with docking and providing updates. I would definitely fly spirit again.

Terrible… missed our flight due to ridiculously long time to go thru baggage check-in!

The crew was not great or professional. It seemed like they didn't really want to be there. A true lack of effort for accommodating customers.

Everything was really good but the seats are not very comfortable.

I paid for WiFi, but it (WiFi) was very very slow, will never take again! Impossible open Utube 😤😤😤

I had no legroom, although I paid for extra legroom. I could barely put my bag in front of my feet and under the seat. The Wi-Fi was horrible. In fact the flight attendant said that they had to reboot it and see if it was going to work and never did.

The guy with severe body odor sat next to me. For the whole duration of the flight it was a torture. The airline should have better policy on limiting people with bad body odor to board the flight. Passengers should not be the ones to endure bad odor for the whole duration of the flight. The airline should be e the one to ensure decent air quality for ever passenger.

Overall it was a miserable experience... I will never fly spirit for more than a 3 hour flight or overnight.

I checked a bag because it was $5 less than carry on. They managed to lose my bag on a 2.5 hr direct flight! Frontier has no airport staff at baggage claim to help. As soon as I got home around 11 pm I tried to use their online system to file the claim for lost bag - system wouldn't take the # on my baggage claim ticket - said it was not the correct number. Also said that I had not checked a bag, which wasn't true - even my online boarding pass showed that I had checked a bag. Wasted about an hour on that process with no luck. Tried again in the morning - same thing. So tried online chat with Frontier bot - waited 35-40" twice to be connected to a baggage agent and it never happened. Eventually drove to PDX after work and waited 2 hrs for the Frontier ticket agents to arrive prior to the next Frontier flight out of PDX and FINALLY got some help from one of them, to take me to lost luggage area where I was able to retrive my bag. Probably took 4-5 hrs. of my time and endless frustration to get my bag. This was my first -- and LAST -- experience flying Frontier Airlines. Check-in was also extremely difficult and time consuming. The flight itself (and staff) were fine but everything else about the experience was a total disaster! The fact that Frontier literally has NO WAY to connect to a human voice for customer service (in this case for lost luggage) is the WORST!!!!!

Frontier is a crappy airline nothing about it is honest

I didn't get to do this flight l, hard to review

Not good 😐 Over priced baggage fees Small hard seats No wifi or entertainment options 😕

Didn't like anything!! Horrible flight. Small seating area and hard seats. Butt was sore after 2 hour flight to Seattle No entertainment or free refreshments No wifi or USB charging receptacles to charge phone entoute like other airliners Luggage rates were 3 times as much as competitors. Difficult to navigate online luggue process to pre pay before flight Overall bad experience WILL NEVER RIDE OR RECOMMEND FRONTIER TO FRIENDS OR FAMILY MEMBERS!!! THIS IS A SHAME!! MOST MESERIBLE FLIGHT OF MY LIFE!! AND I THOUGHT SPIRIT WAS 👎 YOU GOT THEM BEAD HANDS DOWN!!

Flight was a little late taking off. Seats are too upright, no ports to charge devices, no wifi, no entertainment

Six hour delay. Poor customer service. No voucher. Bad communication. Missed important appointments.

Our flight was delayed an hour, then when we got to board our flight finally, we were waiting in our seats for take off for 45 minutes before it was communicated that there was a maintenance issue therefore we waited on the plane for over an hour while that was resolved. We did not get to Phoenix until almost 3 hours after we were originally supposed to. This was the first and last time I will be flying Frontier.

Flight was canceled with little warning. Flight was rebooked through Ontario, California and connecting flight was delayed by over three hours. Frontier is living up to their Greyhound of the skies reputation for sure.

I purchased a carry on bag online…was supposed to cost $72 but after a whole slew of bs charges, the total was over $175.00. Because of these hidden charges, I will not even consider flying Frontier ever again. It’s just not worth the hassle. I’m scratching this company off my list forever.

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