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KDSM · DSM
Des Moines International Airport
41.53400°N
-93.66310°W
ARR / DAY
75
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25.6%
DEP / DAY
82
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35.1%
ON-TIME
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schedules pending
AVG DELAY
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7d window
Des Moines International Airport (KDSM/DSM) is a large international airport located in Des Moines, IA. It features 2 runways with the longest being 9,003 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 75 arrivals and 82 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 27 carriers across 60 routes. The most active carrier is United Airlines (UAL). The busiest route is to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (KORD). At the busiest hour of an average day, we calculated that a plane takes off or lands roughly every 189 seconds.
Safety incidents
Last 7 days · 0 total
Current weather
Latest METAR observation
Temp
68°F
Wind
0 kts
0°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
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Delays by hour
Avg minutes · local time · last 30 days
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Carriers
United Airlines
69
SKW
SKY West Aviation
64
EDV
Endeavor AIR
64
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio
55
AAL
American Airlines
50
JIA
PSA Airlines
37
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AAY
Allegiant AIR
37
RPA
Republic Airlines
30
DAL
Delta AIR Lines
28
EJA
Netjets Aviation
27
ENY
Envoy AIR
17
FDX
Federal Express
16
ASH
Mesa Aviation Services
13
LXJ
Flexjet LLC (Richardson
6
UPS
United Parcel Service
5
TAU
Transportes Aereos Tauro
4
NON
NON
4
DHR
Creamer Pilot Services
4
CAP
United States AIR Force Auxiliary / Civil AIR Patrol (Richmond
3
DCM
Fltplan
3
WUP
WUP
3
JRE
LGM Enterprises
3
MVJ
Mira Vista Aviation
3
NSH
Sterling Aviation
2
FFT
Frontier Airlines
2
PAT
Department of the Army
2
NRL
Nolinor Aviation
2
FLC
United States Department of Transportation
2
HOO
HOO
2
TOP
TOP AIR Havacilik Sanayi VE Ticaret A.S.
1
GJS
Gojet Airlines
1
JTL
JET Linx Aviation
1
MVK
North Star Aviation
1
SLH
Silverhawk Aviation
1
PAW
Pointair Burkina
1
MAN
Mannion AIR Charter
1
Communications Frequencies
2026-06-11| Type | Freq (MHz) | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| TWR | 118.300 | 24 |
| TWR | 257.800 | 24 |
| GND | 121.900 | 24 |
| GND | 348.600 | 24 |
| ATIS | 119.550 | 24 |
| APCH | 120.450 | 24 |
| APCH | 123.900 | 24 |
| APCH | 135.200 | 24 |
| APCH | 307.150 | 24 |
| APCH | 350.300 | 24 |
| APCH | 360.700 | 24 |
| UNICOM | 122.950 | — |
| ASOS | 119.550 | — |
| DSM VOT | 109.200 | — |
| OTHER | 109.200 | — |
| LCL/P IC | 118.300 | 24 |
| CLASS C/ | 120.450 | 24 |
| EMERG | 121.500 | 24 |
| DES MOIN | 122.500 | — |
| OTHER | 122.500 | — |
| CLASS C | 123.900 | 24 |
| CD/P | 134.150 | 24 |
| OTHER | 134.150 | 24 |
| CLASS C/ | 135.200 | 24 |
| EMERG | 243.000 | 24 |
| LCL/P IC | 257.800 | 24 |
| CLASS C | 307.150 | 24 |
| CD/P | 317.550 | 24 |
| OTHER | 317.550 | 24 |
| CLASS C/ | 350.300 | 24 |
| CLASS C/ | 360.700 | 24 |
Airport operations
- ARTCC:
- ZMP
- Mag var:
- 1° E
- Fuel:
- 100LL
Destination network
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Hourly traffic
Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days
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80 routes
| Route | Operator | Flights | Avg enroute |
|---|---|---|---|
DSMORD Chicago, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
33 | 1h 14m |
DSMMSP Minneapolis, US |
EDV
Endeavor AIR |
30 | 0h 54m |
DSMORD Chicago, US |
SKW
SKY West Aviation |
29 | 1h 8m |
DSMDEN Denver, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
28 | 1h 44m |
DSMATL Atlanta, US |
DAL
Delta AIR Lines |
27 | 1h 51m |
DSMDTW Detroit, US |
EDV
Endeavor AIR |
24 | 1h 28m |
DSMMDW Chicago, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
21 | 1h 3m |
DSMDFW Dallas-Fort Worth, US |
AAL
American Airlines |
20 | 1h 49m |
DSMPHL Philadelphia, US |
JIA
PSA Airlines |
19 | 2h 12m |
DSMDEN Denver, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
15 | 1h 41m |
DSMCLT Charlotte, US |
AAL
American Airlines |
15 | 2h 1m |
DSMDEN Denver, US |
SKW
SKY West Aviation |
11 | 1h 48m |
DSMIAH Houston, US |
ASH
Mesa Aviation Services |
11 | 2h 0m |
DSMORD Chicago, US |
RPA
Republic Airlines |
9 | 1h 3m |
DSMLAS Las Vegas, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
8 | 3h 0m |
DSMPHX Phoenix, US |
SKW
SKY West Aviation |
8 | 2h 51m |
DSMDCA Washington, US |
RPA
Republic Airlines |
8 | 2h 10m |
DSMDCA Washington, US |
JIA
PSA Airlines |
8 | 2h 6m |
DSMLGA New York, US |
EDV
Endeavor AIR |
6 | 2h 21m |
DSMDFW Dallas-Fort Worth, US |
ENY
Envoy AIR |
6 | 1h 41m |
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