DSM

Des Moines International Airport

ICAO KDSM41.5340°N 93.6567°W958 ft / 292 mLarge airport
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KDSM airport diagram
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Des Moines International Airport (IATA: DSM, ICAO: KDSM) is a large airport in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. It opened in 1933. It has 2 runways; the longest is 9,004 ft (2,744 m). In 2025 it handled 3.2 million passengers.

Timeline

1 event · 1933–1933
1933
OpenedDes Moines International Airport opens.
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap · FAA diagram PDF
New Des Moines International Airport Terminal
05/23054° / 234° · LIT
LENGTH9,004 ft2,744 mWIDTH150 ft46 mSURFACEConcrete
13/31132° / 312° · LIT
LENGTH9,001 ft2,744 mWIDTH150 ft46 mSURFACEConcrete

Passengers per year

2014–2025
2.3M
2.3M
2.5M
2.5M
2.7M
2.9M
1.3M
2.1M
2.8M
3.1M
3.1M
3.2M
141516171819202122232425

Routes

32 destinations · 1 country
1,000 km2,000 km500 mi1,000 mi1,500 miORD · Chicago O'Hare International Airport · 298 mi / 480 kmDEN · Denver International Airport · 588 mi / 947 kmDFW · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · 625 mi / 1,006 kmATL · Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · 743 mi / 1,195 kmIAH · George Bush Intercontinental Airport · 803 mi / 1,293 kmCLT · Charlotte Douglas International Airport · 814 mi / 1,310 kmAUS · Austin Bergstrom International Airport · 815 mi / 1,311 kmHOU · William P. Hobby Airport · 826 mi / 1,330 kmGUF · Jack Edwards National Airport · 846 mi / 1,361 kmDCA · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport · 895 mi / 1,440 kmPHL · Philadelphia International Airport · 969 mi / 1,560 kmJAX · Jacksonville International Airport · 1,013 mi / 1,630 kmLGA · LaGuardia Airport · 1,028 mi / 1,655 kmSFB · Orlando Sanford International Airport · 1,124 mi / 1,809 kmPIE · St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport · 1,127 mi / 1,813 kmAZA · Mesa Gateway Airport · 1,136 mi / 1,828 kmPHX · Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · 1,148 mi / 1,847 kmBOS · Boston Logan International Airport · 1,162 mi / 1,870 kmPGD · Punta Gorda Airport · 1,207 mi / 1,943 kmLAS · Harry Reid International Airport · 1,214 mi / 1,953 kmRSW · Southwest Florida International Airport · 1,238 mi / 1,992 kmFLL · Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · 1,317 mi / 2,119 kmSNA · John Wayne Orange County International Airport · 1,426 mi / 2,295 kmBUR · Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport · 1,434 mi / 2,307 kmLAX · Los Angeles International Airport · 1,444 mi / 2,324 kmBNA · Nashville International Airport · 529 mi / 852 kmVPS · Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport · 861 mi / 1,385 kmEWR · Newark Liberty International Airport · 1,014 mi / 1,632 kmMCO · Orlando International Airport · 1,141 mi / 1,837 kmSRQ · Sarasota Bradenton International Airport · 1,161 mi / 1,869 kmMIA · Miami International Airport · 1,328 mi / 2,137 kmPDX · Portland International Airport · 1,468 mi / 2,362 kmPDXLAXMIALASBOSSRQPHXMCOLGAJAXPHLDCAVPSHOUAUSCLTATLDFWDENBNAORDRSWGUFSNAFLLPGDPIESFBIAHBURAZADSM
Year-round25
ORDChicago O'Hare International AirportUnited States · United Express, American Eagle, United Airlines480 km298 miDENDenver International AirportUnited States · Frontier Airlines, United Express, United Airlines947 km588 miDFWDallas Fort Worth International AirportUnited States · American Eagle, American Airlines1,006 km625 miATLHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International AirportUnited States · Delta Air Lines1,195 km743 miIAHGeorge Bush Intercontinental AirportUnited States · United Express, United Airlines1,293 km803 miCLTCharlotte Douglas International AirportUnited States · American Airlines1,310 km814 miAUSAustin Bergstrom International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,311 km815 miHOUWilliam P. Hobby AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,330 km826 miGUFJack Edwards National AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,361 km846 miDCARonald Reagan Washington National AirportUnited States · American Eagle1,440 km895 miPHLPhiladelphia International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,560 km969 miJAXJacksonville International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,630 km1,013 miLGALaGuardia AirportUnited States · American Eagle1,655 km1,028 miSFBOrlando Sanford International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,809 km1,124 miPIESt. Petersburg Clearwater International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,813 km1,127 miAZAMesa Gateway AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,828 km1,136 miPHXPhoenix Sky Harbor International AirportUnited States · American Eagle, American Airlines1,847 km1,148 miBOSBoston Logan International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,870 km1,162 miPGDPunta Gorda AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,943 km1,207 miLASHarry Reid International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,953 km1,214 miRSWSouthwest Florida International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,992 km1,238 miFLLFort Lauderdale Hollywood International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air2,119 km1,317 miSNAJohn Wayne Orange County International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air2,295 km1,426 miBURHollywood Burbank/Bob Hope AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air2,307 km1,434 miLAXLos Angeles International AirportUnited States · American Eagle2,324 km1,444 mi
Seasonal11
ORDChicago O'Hare International AirportUnited States · American Airlines480 km298 miBNANashville International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air852 km529 miCLTCharlotte Douglas International AirportUnited States · American Eagle1,310 km814 miVPSDestin-Fort Walton Beach AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,385 km861 miPHLPhiladelphia International AirportUnited States · American Eagle1,560 km969 miEWRNewark Liberty International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,632 km1,014 miMCOOrlando International AirportUnited States · Frontier Airlines1,837 km1,141 miPHXPhoenix Sky Harbor International AirportUnited States · Frontier Airlines1,847 km1,148 miSRQSarasota Bradenton International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,869 km1,161 miMIAMiami International AirportUnited States · American Eagle2,137 km1,328 miPDXPortland International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air2,362 km1,468 mi
Most destinationsAllegiant Air 20American Eagle 9American Airlines 4United Express 3United Airlines 3Frontier Airlines 3

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from DSM. Dashed: seasonal or charter. From the Wikipedia article “Des Moines International Airport” (revision of 25 Sep 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Passengers3.2M (2025)1 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 64KMEDIAN · 64KMORE · 103MMORE · 103M#440of 3,974 · #106 North America · #84 USLongest runway9,004 ft2,744 m46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=1,771of 29,823 · #367 North America · #271 USElevation958 ft292 m-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=18,416of 43,341 · =8,295 North America · =6,674 USAgeOpened 19332026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=521of 15,079 · =119 North America · =104 USRunways21 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=713of 29,943 · =435 North America · =391 US
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

8 channels
A/DAPP/DEP118.600
ATISATIS119.550
CLDCLNC DEL134.150
GNDGND121.900
OPSANG OPS MAINT138.150
RDOFORT DODGE RDO122.650
TWRTWR118.300
UNICUNICOM122.950