DSM — Des Moines International Airport
- IATA code
- DSM
- ICAO code
- KDSM
- Size
- large
- OurAirports class
- Passengers
- 3,215,451
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
- Nonstop routes
- 89
- With open traffic data
- Time zone
- UTC−6 / UTC−5
- America/Chicago
- Elevation
- 292 m
- 958 ft
- Runways
- 2
- Longest 2,744 m
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About DSM
Des Moines International Airport is a large airport serving Des Moines, United States. It opened in 1933. 3,215,451 passengers used it in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Open traffic data shows 89 nonstop routes from DSM.
Wikidata (CC0) · US BTS T-100. Sources
Busiest nonstop routes from DSM
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| DSM → ORD | 481 km | 464,489 |
| DSM → DEN | 949 km | 454,622 |
| DSM → DFW | 1,004 km | 257,998 |
| DSM → ATL | 1,196 km | 226,038 |
| DSM → PHX | 1,850 km | 204,359 |
| DSM → LAS | 1,957 km | 168,362 |
| DSM → CLT | 1,312 km | 152,429 |
| DSM → MSP | 373 km | 143,560 |
| DSM → IAH | 1,290 km | 117,898 |
| DSM → DTW | 858 km | 109,931 |
| DSM → STL | 417 km | 83,072 |
| DSM → LGA | 1,659 km | 75,451 |
| DSM → DCA | 1,444 km | 69,325 |
| DSM → SFB | 1,808 km | 66,053 |
| DSM → PIE | 1,811 km | 59,036 |
| DSM → MDW | 492 km | 57,323 |
| DSM → AZA | 1,831 km | 57,232 |
| DSM → PGD | 1,941 km | 56,735 |
| DSM → BNA | 853 km | 43,191 |
| DSM → PHL | 1,564 km | 42,956 |
| DSM → SNA | 2,299 km | 35,057 |
| DSM → LAX | 2,329 km | 34,248 |
| DSM → AUS | 1,308 km | 31,733 |
| DSM → FLL | 2,117 km | 29,276 |
| DSM → BOS | 1,875 km | 24,078 |
| DSM → MIA | 2,135 km | 22,581 |
| DSM → EWR | 1,636 km | 21,530 |
| DSM → SRQ | 1,867 km | 20,906 |
| DSM → PDX | 2,368 km | 18,151 |
| DSM → RSW | 1,990 km | 15,810 |
| DSM → JAX | 1,629 km | 13,549 |
| DSM → VPS | 1,384 km | 7,506 |
| DSM → BUR | 2,311 km | 6,850 |
| DSM → HOU | 1,327 km | 6,403 |
| DSM → MCO | 1,836 km | 5,848 |
| DSM → SAN | 2,298 km | 2,376 |
| DSM → MCI | 264 km | 917 |
| DSM → OMA | 189 km | 758 |
| DSM → OKC | 763 km | 701 |
| DSM → SLC | 1,537 km | 607 |
Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.
Airlines at DSM
- OO SkyWest Airlines · 5,377 flights
- 9E Endeavor Air · 5,347 flights
- AA American Airlines · 4,567 flights
- UA United Air Lines · 4,042 flights
- G4 Allegiant Air · 3,832 flights
- WN Southwest Airlines · 3,570 flights
- DL Delta Air Lines · 2,469 flights
- YX Republic Airline · 2,250 flights
- MQ Envoy Air · 2,137 flights
- OH PSA Airlines · 1,858 flights
- YV Mesa Airlines · 752 flights
- F9 Frontier Airlines · 371 flights
- G7 GoJet Airlines · 223 flights
Departures and arrivals on scheduled passenger flights, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Sources
Punctuality
- Departures on time
- 80.4%
- Within 15 minutes of schedule
- Cancelled
- 2.5%
- Departures counted
- 15,497
- US domestic flights
US domestic flights of the larger US airlines, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. BTS Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance. Sources
Nearest airports
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| FOD | Fort Dodge Regional Airport | 122 km |
| ALO | Waterloo Regional Airport | 154 km |
| CID | The Eastern Iowa Airport | 166 km |
| MCW | Mason City Municipal Airport | 183 km |
| IRK | Kirksville Regional Airport | 185 km |
Distance from DSM to the major hubs
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 2,744 m | 46 m | Asphalt |
| 5/23 | 2,744 m | 46 m | Concrete |
OurAirports (public domain). Sources
Location
Des Moines, Iowa, United States · 41.5340, -93.6567
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