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Routes and flights · the DOT's airline reports, August 2025 to July 2026

Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl ⇄ Des Moines International DCA–DSM

Airlines flew 1,324 flights between Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl DCA in Washington, DC and Des Moines International DSM in Des Moines, IA in the twelve months to July 2026, both directions together: 69,325 passengers in 97,251 seats, 71% of them filled, and 666 pounds of freight. 897 miles, about 133 minutes in the air, on 4 airlines: PSA Airlines Inc. (729), Republic Airline (440), Envoy Air (154), Southwest Airlines Co. (1). Planning to fly it yourself? The weather and winds along this route right now.

1,324
flights, twelve months
DCA-DSM: 663 · DSM-DCA: 661
69,325
passengers
71% of seats filled
897
miles
about 133 minutes airborne
4
airlines
4 aircraft types

Flights by month both directions

03162931241/254/257/2510/251/264/261157/26
By month, as a table
flights
1/25103
2/2586
3/25114
4/25104
5/25119
6/25112
7/2596
8/25121
9/25118
10/25124
11/25103
12/2583
1/26102
2/26104
3/26111
4/26119
5/26121
6/26103
7/26115

Passengers by month

01,7833,5665,3497,1321/254/257/2510/251/264/266,4457/26
By month, as a table
passengers
1/254,434
2/253,959
3/255,969
4/255,536
5/256,757
6/257,132
7/255,788
8/256,291
9/255,523
10/256,335
11/255,165
12/254,398
1/264,770
2/265,504
3/266,186
4/265,932
5/266,834
6/265,942
7/266,445

The airlines twelve months, both directions

AirlineFlightsPassengersSeats filledService
PSA Airlines Inc. OH72937,34072%scheduled passenger service
Republic Airline YX44023,22569%scheduled passenger service
Envoy Air MQ1548,73875%scheduled passenger service
Southwest Airlines Co. WN12216%scheduled passenger service

The aircraft as the airlines report their types

AircraftFlightsSeats a flightPassengers
Embraer ERJ-1755947631,963
Canadair CRJ 9004197622,640
Canadair RJ-7003106514,700
Boeing 737-700/700LR/Max 7113722

DCA → DSM this direction alone · flown January 2025 to July 2026

663 flights of 702 scheduled, 34,337 passengers in 48,742 seats, 666 pounds of freight. PSA Airlines Inc. 364; Republic Airline 221; Envoy Air 77; Southwest Airlines Co. 1.

DSM → DCA this direction alone · flown January 2025 to July 2026

661 flights of 698 scheduled, 34,988 passengers in 48,509 seats. PSA Airlines Inc. 365; Republic Airline 219; Envoy Air 77.

Source: the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 Segment table (all carriers). A flight is one departure performed on this segment; seats and passengers are the airlines' own monthly reports; "seats filled" is passengers divided by seats. The miles are the DOT's great-circle distance. Both ends: Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl DCA and Des Moines International DSM; all routes.