Des Moines (DSM) to Jacksonville (JAX)
Flight time
≈ 2h 50m
Bearing
135° SE
Des Moines (DSM) to Jacksonville (JAX) is 1,013 miles (1,630 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DSM–JAX
Filed traffic dataIn March 2026, Republic Airways was the only carrier flying nonstop DSM–JAX; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 79% full.
Departures
1
March 2026
Seats
76
both directions
Passengers
60
both directions
Load factor
79.0%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies DSM–JAX?
Republic Airways was the only carrier to fly nonstop DSM–JAX in March 2026 (1 departures).
- YX
1 departures · 76 seats
Share of departures100.0%79.0%
Load
What plane flies DSM–JAX?
In March 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 100% of DSM–JAX departures.
- Embraer E175
1 departures · 79.0% load
100.0%
How has DSM–JAX traffic changed?
Nonstop DSM–JAX departures fell from 18 in June 2025 to 1 in March 2026.
Monthly nonstop DSM–JAX traffic, trailing 12 months through March 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
18 departures · 2,551 passengers
78.7%
Load
July 2025
17 departures · 2,582 passengers
84.7%
Load
August 2025
18 departures · 2,307 passengers
71.2%
Load
September 2025
16 departures · 1,384 passengers
48.2%
Load
October 2025
18 departures · 2,243 passengers
69.2%
Load
November 2025
18 departures · 2,306 passengers
71.2%
Load
December 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
January 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
March 2026
1 departures · 60 passengers
79.0%
Load
Nonstop DSM–JAX traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through March 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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Frequently asked
How far is Des Moines (DSM) from Jacksonville (JAX)?
DSM to JAX is 1,013 miles (1,630 km / 880 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DSM to JAX?
A nonstop covers the 1,013-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 50m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DSM–JAX?
In March 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying DSM–JAX?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,013-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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