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

Denver International ⇄ Des Moines International DEN–DSM

Airlines flew 4,640 flights between Denver International DEN in Denver, CO and Des Moines International DSM in Des Moines, IA in the twelve months to July 2026, both directions together: 454,622 passengers in 567,723 seats, 80% of them filled, and 287,518 pounds of freight. 589 miles, about 77 minutes in the air, on 6 airlines: SkyWest Airlines Inc. (1,847), United Air Lines Inc. (1,361), Southwest Airlines Co. (1,112), Frontier Airlines Inc. (318) and 2 more. Planning to fly it yourself? The weather and winds along this route right now.

4,640
flights, twelve months
DEN-DSM: 2,323 · DSM-DEN: 2,317
454,622
passengers
80% of seats filled
589
miles
about 77 minutes airborne
6
airlines
14 aircraft types

Flights by month both directions

01132263384511/254/257/2510/251/264/264517/26
By month, as a table
flights
1/25315
2/25288
3/25332
4/25319
5/25377
6/25429
7/25448
8/25450
9/25448
10/25396
11/25318
12/25335
1/26324
2/26293
3/26374
4/26379
5/26433
6/26439
7/26451

Passengers by month

011,98223,96535,94847,9301/254/257/2510/251/264/2647,0427/26
By month, as a table
passengers
1/2530,351
2/2528,386
3/2532,766
4/2530,137
5/2538,363
6/2547,168
7/2546,658
8/2547,930
9/2545,545
10/2539,838
11/2532,512
12/2531,112
1/2626,756
2/2626,604
3/2635,598
4/2633,089
5/2640,908
6/2647,688
7/2647,042

The airlines twelve months, both directions

AirlineFlightsPassengersSeats filledService
SkyWest Airlines Inc. OO1,847115,05085%scheduled passenger service
United Air Lines Inc. UA1,361161,64681%scheduled passenger service
Southwest Airlines Co. WN1,112133,24578%scheduled passenger service
Frontier Airlines Inc. F931844,33371%scheduled passenger service
Delta Air Lines Inc. DL1189100%scheduled passenger service
Allegiant Air G4115990%scheduled passenger service

The aircraft as the airlines report their types

AircraftFlightsSeats a flightPassengers
Embraer ERJ-1751,76974110,516
Boeing 737-700/700LR/Max 767614075,852
Airbus Industrie A31957612663,130
Boeing 737-80051816965,696
Airbus Industrie A320-100/20035315343,625
Boeing B737 Max 80030817440,694
Airbus Industrie A320-200n21818630,431
Canadair RJ-70071704,438
Boeing 737-900ER601798,519
Airbus Industrie A321-200n562308,106
Airbus Industrie A321Neoxlr172282,054
Boeing B737 Max 900111791,465
Canadair RJ-200ER /RJ-4405500
Bombardier CRJ55025096

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

2,323 flights of 2,325 scheduled, 229,110 passengers in 285,663 seats, 191,522 pounds of freight, 155 pounds of mail. SkyWest Airlines Inc. 923; United Air Lines Inc. 683; Southwest Airlines Co. 557; Frontier Airlines Inc. 159; Delta Air Lines Inc. 1.

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

2,317 flights of 2,327 scheduled, 225,512 passengers in 282,060 seats, 95,996 pounds of freight. SkyWest Airlines Inc. 924; United Air Lines Inc. 678; Southwest Airlines Co. 555; Frontier Airlines Inc. 159; Allegiant Air 1.

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: Denver International DEN and Des Moines International DSM; all routes.