Des Moines International Airport (DSM) currently has nonstop service to 45 destinations on 10 airlines in our latest departure data. The busiest route is to Denver (DEN), served by 4 carriers, and the largest operator here is Allegiant Air with nonstops to 23 destinations.
Route data as of June 15, 2026, based on a 7-day departures sample.
0 international routes in this schedule set
United States 45
6-7/day on 4 airlines
Airbus A320 family · Embraer E-Jet · Bombardier CRJ
These routes have enough tracked flights or schedule depth for a full guide with duration, distance, airlines, aircraft, and frequency.
Des Moines to Denver · US
Chicago · 298 mi · 8-9/day
Philadelphia · 970 mi · 2-3/day
Phoenix · 1,148 mi · 2/day
Las Vegas · 1,213 mi · 1-2/day
New York · 1,029 mi · 1-2/day
Los Angeles · 1,444 mi · 1-2/day
Austin · 815 mi · 4×/wk
Ranked by destinations served, then daily frequency.
Ranked by airlines operating the route. Routes with enough tracked data or schedule depth link to full route guides.
Des Moines International Airport (DSM / KDSM) is located in Des Moines, United States.
The IATA code is DSM. The ICAO code is KDSM.
The busiest scheduled route from DSM in our current departure data is DSM to DEN (Denver), with 6-7/day across 4 airlines.
Allegiant Air is the largest operator in our DSM schedule data, serving 23 destinations with 7-8/day.
DSM has 0 international routes and 45 domestic routes in the current schedule set.
10 airlines operate at DSM. Top carriers include Allegiant Air, American Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines.
DSM has direct flights to 45 destinations including Denver, Chicago, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Las Vegas.
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