{
  "response": {
    "Key": "DSM-PR",
    "orig": {
      "code": "DSM",
      "type": "airport",
      "city": "Des Moines",
      "fullCity": "Des Moines, Iowa",
      "airport": "Des Moines Intl Airport"
    },
    "dest": {
      "code": "PR",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "Puerto Rico"
    },
    "faq": {
      "q0": {
        "question": "Which cities in Puerto Rico can I fly to from Des Moines?",
        "answer": "From Des Moines you will connect through a U.S. hub to San Juan's Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, the main gateway. Some itineraries also serve Aguadilla or Ponce, but San Juan offers the most frequent connections and is the best base for exploring the island."
      },
      "q1": {
        "question": "How long is the flight from Des Moines to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "There are no non-stop flights from Des Moines to Puerto Rico. One-stop itineraries to San Juan typically take 7 to 9 hours total, with a single connection in a hub like Chicago, Dallas, or Atlanta."
      },
      "q2": {
        "question": "Are there direct flights from Des Moines to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "There are no non-stop flights from Des Moines to Puerto Rico. Most itineraries require one connection, typically through a major U.S. hub like Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, or Miami. Total travel time from Des Moines to San Juan usually ranges from about 6½ to 8½ hours depending on layover duration."
      },
      "q3": {
        "question": "Which airlines fly from Des Moines to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "No non-stops from Des Moines to Puerto Rico. Connect via hubs on American, Delta, United, or Southwest, typically through Dallas, Atlanta, or Chicago."
      },
      "q4": {
        "question": "When is the cheapest time to fly from Des Moines to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "The cheapest months to fly from Des Moines to Puerto Rico are September, October, and August, when fares tend to be lowest, while March, December, and peak summer (June–July) are typically the most expensive. Booking about 14 to 17 weeks ahead usually yields the best prices, and flying midweek or during off-peak hours can help you avoid the higher fares common around weekends and holidays.",
        "methodology": "This 'good deal' estimate shows a representative best price for each departure date across roughly a 12-month window (about 3 months back and 9 months forward). It is built from real flight prices found by Priceline users searching this route, accumulated into a price history for each departure date. Rather than weighting all of that history equally, we apply exponential time decay so recent prices dominate — a price seen yesterday counts almost in full, one from about a month ago roughly a third, and prices from a few months back very little — giving a figure that tracks today's market instead of a stale long-run average. Clear price outliers are removed before any calculation, departure dates with no observations are filled in from nearby dates, and the resulting curve is lightly smoothed so it reads as a clean seasonal trend rather than day-to-day noise. This booking-window guidance is built from the same real flight prices found by Priceline users searching this route, re-grouped by how many days before departure each price was seen (from the departure day out to about 180 days ahead) across the route's price history. At each booking lead time we report the 25th-percentile price — the cheaper end of what travelers were quoted, rather than the rock-bottom minimum (which can be a fluke) or the average (which is pulled up by expensive last-minute fares). The buy-or-wait advice then applies a risk premium that grows as departure approaches, since seat availability shrinks and prices become less predictable; using that adjusted curve we flag windows where waiting is likely to save a meaningful amount (at least $20 or 5%) versus windows where booking now is the better call. Isolated single-day recommendations are filtered out, so the advice only reflects a window that holds for several days in a row. The cheapest day of the week and time of day to depart are drawn from the same large sample of real fares Priceline users found on this route in the last 72 hours, grouped by the day of the week and by the time-of-day window of the outbound departure, with the lowest and average price reported for each."
      },
      "q5": {
        "question": "How far in advance should I book flights from Des Moines to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "For flights from Des Moines to Puerto Rico, aim to book about 14 to 17 weeks ahead — that's roughly 3½ to 4 months out — to catch the best fares, which average around $623 in that window.",
        "methodology": "This booking-window guidance is built from the same real flight prices found by Priceline users searching this route, re-grouped by how many days before departure each price was seen (from the departure day out to about 180 days ahead) across the route's price history. At each booking lead time we report the 25th-percentile price — the cheaper end of what travelers were quoted, rather than the rock-bottom minimum (which can be a fluke) or the average (which is pulled up by expensive last-minute fares). The buy-or-wait advice then applies a risk premium that grows as departure approaches, since seat availability shrinks and prices become less predictable; using that adjusted curve we flag windows where waiting is likely to save a meaningful amount (at least $20 or 5%) versus windows where booking now is the better call. Isolated single-day recommendations are filtered out, so the advice only reflects a window that holds for several days in a row."
      },
      "q6": {
        "question": "What are the most popular cities to visit in Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "In Puerto Rico, most visitors start in San Juan for its historic forts and nightlife, then explore the El Yunque rainforest, the bioluminescent bays in Vieques, the surf town of Rincón, and the beaches of Culebra."
      },
      "q7": {
        "question": "Do I need a visa to travel from Des Moines to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "As a U.S. citizen, you do not need a visa or electronic travel authorization for Puerto Rico because it is a U.S. territory. You can travel with a valid government-issued photo ID, such as a state driver's license, and entry requirements are the same as domestic travel within the United States."
      },
      "q8": {
        "question": "Which airports in Puerto Rico are best to fly into from Des Moines?",
        "answer": "From Des Moines, San Juan Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport is the primary gateway with the most flight options and connections to smaller Puerto Rican airports. Aguadilla and Ponce offer limited service and work better for western or southern coastal stays, but you will likely connect through a major U.S. hub to reach them."
      },
      "q12": {
        "question": "When is the best time of year to visit Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "Mid-April to June and November to early December offer warm weather with fewer tourists and lower prices than peak winter and summer months in San Juan and other Puerto Rico gateways."
      }
    }
  }
}