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

Des Moines International ⇄ Detroit Metro Wayne County DSM–DTW

Airlines flew 1,980 flights between Des Moines International DSM in Des Moines, IA and Detroit Metro Wayne County DTW in Detroit, MI in the twelve months to July 2026, both directions together: 109,931 passengers in 148,460 seats, 74% of them filled. 534 miles, about 76 minutes in the air, on 3 airlines: Endeavor Air Inc. (1,945), SkyWest Airlines Inc. (33), Republic Airline (2). Planning to fly it yourself? The weather and winds along this route right now.

1,980
flights, twelve months
DSM-DTW: 992 · DTW-DSM: 988
109,931
passengers
74% of seats filled
534
miles
about 76 minutes airborne
3
airlines
3 aircraft types

Flights by month both directions

046921381841/254/257/2510/251/264/261837/26
By month, as a table
flights
1/25166
2/25156
3/25171
4/25171
5/25174
6/25165
7/25169
8/25174
9/25160
10/25176
11/25152
12/25156
1/26138
2/26140
3/26168
4/26171
5/26184
6/26178
7/26183

Passengers by month

02,7615,5228,28211,0431/254/257/2510/251/264/2610,5327/26
By month, as a table
passengers
1/258,325
2/258,335
3/259,877
4/2510,180
5/2511,043
6/2510,986
7/2510,534
8/2510,726
9/259,385
10/259,909
11/257,606
12/258,041
1/266,898
2/267,004
3/269,570
4/269,176
5/2610,428
6/2610,656
7/2610,532

The airlines twelve months, both directions

AirlineFlightsPassengersSeats filledService
Endeavor Air Inc. 9E1,945108,36874%scheduled passenger service
SkyWest Airlines Inc. OO331,42460%scheduled passenger service
Republic Airline YX213991%scheduled passenger service

The aircraft as the airlines report their types

AircraftFlightsSeats a flightPassengers
Canadair CRJ 9001,7237696,430
Canadair RJ-7002556913,362
Embraer ERJ-175276139

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

992 flights of 1,011 scheduled, 55,579 passengers in 74,380 seats. Endeavor Air Inc. 974; SkyWest Airlines Inc. 17; Republic Airline 1.

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

988 flights of 1,010 scheduled, 54,352 passengers in 74,080 seats. Endeavor Air Inc. 971; SkyWest Airlines Inc. 16; Republic Airline 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: Des Moines International DSM and Detroit Metro Wayne County DTW; all routes.