Live flights over Des Moines International Airport (DSM)
From 23 to 24 October 2026 the FlyItalyADSB network saw 269 departures and 279 arrivals at Des Moines International Airport, 274 movements a day on average. The most frequent connections are Chicago (ORD), Denver (DEN) and Atlanta (ATL). The airline seen most often is United Airlines.
Airport data
- IATA code
- DSM
- ICAO code
- KDSM
- City
- Des Moines
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 292 m (958 ft)
- Coordinates
- 41.53403, -93.65672
What you can track here
Every aircraft passing within roughly 80 km of Des Moines International Airport that the network receives appears on the FlyItalyADSB live map: airliners on approach and departure, business and general aviation, and — where MLAT reaches — aircraft without full ADS-B. Nothing is filtered out; how much of the area is covered depends on the community's receivers near Des Moines.
Seen by the network
23–24 October 2026
Movements per day
Show as a table
| Day | Departures | Arrivals | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 23 | 146 | 157 | 303 |
| Sat 24 | 123 | 122 | 245 |
Connections
airline flights both ways, with departure and arrival both seen
- Chicago ORD 42 flights
- Denver DEN 27 flights
- Atlanta ATL 15 flights
- Dallas-Fort Worth DFW 15 flights
- Minneapolis MSP 15 flights
- Phoenix PHX 11 flights
- Detroit DTW 10 flights
- Chicago MDW 9 flights
- Charlotte CLT 8 flights
- Philadelphia PHL 8 flights
- Washington DCA 7 flights
- Houston IAH 7 flights
- Cedar Rapids CID 6 flights
- Las Vegas LAS 6 flights
- New York LGA 5 flights
- Mesa AZA 4 flights
24 more connections
- Orlando SFB 4
- Nashville BNA 3
- Los Angeles LAX 3
- Boston BOS 2
- Indianapolis IND 2
- Pinellas Park PIE 2
- Louisville SDF 2
- San Francisco SFO 2
- Tucson TUS 2
- Montréal YUL 1
- Appleton ATW 1
- Austin AUS 1
- Savoy CMI 1
- Carlsbad CLD 1
- Dallas DAL 1
- Fort Lauderdale FLL 1
- Greenville/Greer/Spartanburg GSP 1
- Orlando MCO 1
- Memphis MEM 1
- Miami MIA 1
- Milwaukee MKE 1
- Peoria PIA 1
- Fort Myers RSW 1
- Santa Ana SNA 1
Airlines
- United AirlinesUAL 34
- Endeavor AirEDV 31
- Allegiant AirAAY 27
- SkyWest AirlinesSKW 26
- American AirlinesAAL 25
- Southwest AirlinesSWA 24
- PSA AirlinesJIA 20
- Delta Air LinesDAL 15
- Republic AirwaysRPA 14
- NetJetsEJA 8
Aircraft
- Piper PA-28 Cherokee P28A 76
- Airbus A319 A319 37
- CRJ7 37
- Airbus A320 A320 34
- Cessna 172 Skyhawk C172 31
- E75L 30
- Bombardier CRJ900 CRJ9 26
- PIAT 22
- T38 17
- B712 15
How we count: a flight is a departure here when the network first sees it low near the airport (on the ground, or climbing away from it), an arrival when it last sees it low on approach. Where receivers don't reach low altitude the numbers stay below the real traffic. Connections and airlines come only from airline flights.
This data in your app
Every aircraft within 80 km of Des Moines International Airport, as JSON, with a free key that also allows commercial use:
curl -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
https://api.flyitalyadsb.com/v2/lat/41.53403/lon/-93.65672/dist/80Or ask Claude, with the FlyItalyADSB connector: “which aircraft are near Des Moines right now?”
Frequently asked questions
How can I see live flights over Des Moines International Airport? +
Open the FlyItalyADSB live map centred on Des Moines: it shows every aircraft picked up via ADS-B and MLAT within about 80 km of DSM, refreshed every few seconds.
Which airlines fly from Des Moines International Airport? +
Among the flights our network saw (23–24 October 2026), the most frequent airlines were United Airlines, Endeavor Air, Allegiant Air, SkyWest Airlines and American Airlines.
What are the main connections from Des Moines International Airport? +
The connections with the most flights seen (23–24 October 2026), both ways: Chicago (ORD, 42), Denver (DEN, 27), Atlanta (ATL, 15), Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW, 15) and Minneapolis (MSP, 15). Only flights whose departure and arrival the network both saw are counted.
Does FlyItalyADSB also track military aircraft around Des Moines? +
Yes. Thanks to multilateration (MLAT) the network reconstructs the position of aircraft without full ADS-B too, including military and state flights, whenever they are received by feeders in the area. Nothing is filtered out.
What are the codes for Des Moines International Airport? +
Des Moines International Airport has IATA code DSM and ICAO code KDSM. It lies in Iowa, United States, at coordinates 41.53403, -93.65672.
Is the flight data free and open? +
Yes. The live map and the Free API plan cost nothing, and the data is published under the open CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; paid API plans for higher volumes help cover the infrastructure costs.
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