KDSM Airport Statistics

KDSM DSM

🇺🇸Des Moines International Airport

#130 busiest of 1,630 #89 in US
All airports
Last 12 months
Last activity Aug 22, 2026

All-time activity

Full FDV history
309
Total Flights
148
Departures
161
Arrivals
113
Unique Pilots
551
Flight Hours

Top destinations from KDSM

KILG New Castle Airport 41
KMSP Minneapolis Saint Paul International Airport 31
KCVG Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport 14
KDEN Denver International Airport 12
KDTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport 9
KATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport 8
KLGA New York LaGuardia Airport 7
KGRR Grand Rapids Gerald R. Ford International Airport 6
KORD Chicago O'Hare International Airport 4
CYWG Winnipeg International Airport 2
KGRB Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport 1
KLAS Las Vegas McCarran International Airport 1

Top arrivals into KDSM

KRUT Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport 41
KDTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport 29
KXNA Bentonville Northwest Arkansas National Airport 21
KLIT Little Rock Clinton National Airport 15
KATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport 12
KMSP Minneapolis Saint Paul International Airport 12
KSAT San Antonio International Airport 6
KSLC Salt Lake City International Airport 3
KLGA New York LaGuardia Airport 3
KDEN Denver International Airport 3
KORD Chicago O'Hare International Airport 2
KIAH Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport 2

Airport information

ICAO
KDSM
IATA
DSM
Country
🇺🇸 US
Coordinates
41.534, -93.663
Average landing rate
-224 fpm
First activity
Nov 2018

Route map

Busiest routes to and from KDSM. Click a dot to jump to that airport.

Runways

2 runways
13 / 31 8,988 ft · 2,740 m
05 / 23 8,978 ft · 2,736 m