Des Moines International Airport
Des Moines International Airport (KDSM/DSM) is a large international airport located in Des Moines, IA. It features 2 runways with the longest being 9,004 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 16 arrivals and 21 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 12 carriers across 15 routes. The most active carrier is Endeavor AIR (EDV). 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 240 seconds.
Safety incidents
Last 7 days · 0 total
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Delays by hour
Avg minutes · local time · last 30 days
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Carriers
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EJA
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
Great-circle routes from KDSM · last 7d
Hourly traffic
Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days
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| Route | Operator | Flights | Avg enroute |
|---|---|---|---|
DSMORD Chicago, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
8 | 1h 8m |
DSMMSP Minneapolis, US |
EDV
Endeavor AIR |
8 | 0h 59m |
DSMDEN Denver, US |
SKW
SKY West Aviation |
6 | 1h 37m |
DSMORD Chicago, US |
SKW
SKY West Aviation |
6 | 1h 2m |
DSMDTW Detroit, US |
EDV
Endeavor AIR |
5 | 1h 24m |
DSMDFW Dallas-Fort Worth, US |
AAL
American Airlines |
5 | 1h 37m |
DSMDCA Washington, US |
JIA
PSA Airlines |
4 | 2h 10m |
DSMPHX Phoenix, US |
AAL
American Airlines |
4 | 2h 51m |
DSMMDW Chicago, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
4 | 1h 10m |
DSMORD Chicago, US |
RPA
Republic Airlines |
3 | 1h 4m |
DSMDEN Denver, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
3 | 1h 43m |
DSMDEN Denver, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
3 | 1h 36m |
DSMATL Atlanta, US |
DAL
Delta AIR Lines |
3 | 1h 58m |
DSMCLT Charlotte, US |
AAL
American Airlines |
3 | 1h 54m |
DSMMSP Minneapolis, US |
EJA
Netjets Aviation |
2 | 3h 1m |
DSMLAX Los Angeles, US |
SKW
SKY West Aviation |
2 | 3h 13m |
DSMSFB Orlando, US |
AAY
Allegiant AIR |
2 | 2h 34m |
DSMIAH Houston, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
2 | 2h 0m |
DSMIAH Houston, US |
ASH
Mesa Aviation Services |
2 | 2h 1m |
DSMSNA Santa Ana, US |
AAY
Allegiant AIR |
2 | 3h 11m |