Cheap Flights from Waukee: Southwest Set to Fly from Des Moines

Seeing how it’s never too early to start planning holiday travel times, here’s a reminder that Southwest Airlines will begin flying out of Des Moines beginning Sept. 30.

Want to get from Waukee to Chicago? Southwest has flights beginning at $92 one way from Des Moines. Flights go into Midway Airport.

Des Moines Airport Executive Director Don Smithey recently told The Des Moines Register that other airlines have already begun dropping prices in anticipation of the new competion. He told the paper he’s seen flights to Denver, where Southwest flies, for as low as $177, and rates to Chicago, which have been as much as $850, have dropped, too.

You can check out prices for specific days by going to the Southwest reservations site.

Southwest serves 73 cities in 38 states.