Direct Flights from Des Moines to Gulf Shores
Nonstop service from DSM to GUF on Allegiant. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
Airlines
Allegiant
Nonstop flights
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Distance
845 mi
Days operated
Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun
About Gulf Shores
Gulf Shores is a resort city in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,014.
Top things to do in Gulf Shores
- USS Alabama, hull number BB-60, is a retired battleship. She was the fourth and final member of the South Dakota class of fast battleships built for the United States Navy in the 1940s during World War II.
- USS Massachusetts was an Indiana-class, pre-dreadnought battleship and the second United States Navy ship comparable to foreign battleships of its time.
- USS Drum (SS-228) is a Gato-class submarine of the United States Navy, the first Navy ship named after the drum, a type of fish. Drum is a museum ship in Mobile, Alabama, at Battleship Memorial Park.
- Battleship Memorial Park is a military history park and museum on the western shore of Mobile Bay in Mobile, Alabama.
- Fort Morgan is a historic masonry pentagonal bastion fort at the mouth of Mobile Bay, Alabama, United States.
- The National Naval Aviation Museum, formerly known as the National Museum of Naval Aviation and the Naval Aviation Museum, is a military and aerospace museum located at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, US.
- The Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception is a Catholic cathedral in Mobile, Alabama, United States. The cathedral is the seat of the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Mobile.
- Fort Charlotte, Mobile is a partially-reconstructed 18th-century fort in Mobile, Alabama.
- Bellingrath Gardens and Home is the 65-acre (26 ha) public garden and historic home of Walter and Bessie Bellingrath, located on the Fowl River near Mobile, Alabama, United States.
- The Pensacola Museum of Art (PMA) is an art museum located in downtown Pensacola, Florida. PMA is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums.
- Blakeley is a ghost town in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States. During the height of its existence, Blakeley was a thriving town which flourished as a competitor to its western neighbor, Mobile.
- The Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, is the seat of the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee. It shares this distinction with the Co-Cathedral of Saint Thomas More in Tallahassee.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Planning a trip to Gulf Shores
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Gulf Shores is November–February, when daytime highs are a comfortable 61–68°F.
- How long to stay
- Gulf Shores rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from USS Alabama (BB-60), USS Massachusetts (BB-2), and USS Drum (SS-228) and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Des Moines to Gulf Shores?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Des Moines (DSM) to Gulf Shores (GUF) on Allegiant.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Des Moines to Gulf Shores?
- Allegiant flies nonstop between Des Moines (DSM) and Gulf Shores (GUF).
- How far is Gulf Shores from Des Moines?
- Gulf Shores is about 845 miles from Des Moines by air.
- What is there to do in Gulf Shores?
- Popular things to do include USS Alabama (BB-60), USS Massachusetts (BB-2), USS Drum (SS-228), Battleship Memorial Park, and more.
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