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

Des Moines International ⇄ William P Hobby DSM–HOU

Airlines flew 42 flights between Des Moines International DSM in Des Moines, IA and William P Hobby HOU in Houston, TX in the twelve months to July 2026, both directions together: 6,485 passengers in 7,348 seats, 88% of them filled. 825 miles, about 120 minutes in the air, on 2 airlines: Allegiant Air (40), CommuteAir LLC dba CommuteAir (2). Planning to fly it yourself? The weather and winds along this route right now.

flights, twelve months

DSM-HOU: 21 · HOU-DSM: 21

6,485

passengers

88% of seats filled

825

miles

about 120 minutes airborne

airlines

2 aircraft types

Flights by month both directions

By month, as a table

	flights
3/25	16
4/25	16
5/25	18
6/25	18
7/25	18
8/25	6
2/26	2
6/26	16
7/26	18

Passengers by month

By month, as a table

	passengers
3/25	2,331
4/25	2,157
5/25	2,331
6/25	2,767
7/25	2,912
8/25	956
2/26	82
6/26	2,517
7/26	2,930

The airlines twelve months, both directions

Airline	Flights	Passengers	Seats filled	Service
Allegiant Air G4	40	6,403	89%	scheduled passenger service
CommuteAir LLC dba CommuteAir C5	2	82	55%	charter passenger service

The aircraft as the airlines report their types

Aircraft	Flights	Seats a flight	Passengers
Airbus Industrie A320-100/200	40	180	6,403
Embraer-Emb-170	2	74	82

DSM → HOU this direction alone · flown March 2025 to July 2026

21 flights of 20 scheduled, 3,208 passengers in 3,674 seats. Allegiant Air 20; CommuteAir LLC dba CommuteAir 1.

HOU → DSM this direction alone · flown March 2025 to July 2026

21 flights of 20 scheduled, 3,277 passengers in 3,674 seats. Allegiant Air 20; CommuteAir LLC dba CommuteAir 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 William P Hobby HOU; all routes.