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

Des Moines International ⇄ St. Louis Lambert International DSM–STL

Airlines flew 814 flights between Des Moines International DSM in Des Moines, IA and St. Louis Lambert International STL in St Louis, MO in the twelve months to July 2026, both directions together: 83,072 passengers in 133,738 seats, 62% of them filled, and 176,659 pounds of freight. 259 miles, about 42 minutes in the air, on 7 airlines: Southwest Airlines Co. (806), Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines (2), Republic Airline (2), Endeavor Air Inc. (1) and 3 more. Planning to fly it yourself? The weather and winds along this route right now.

814
flights, twelve months
DSM-STL: 407 · STL-DSM: 407
83,072
passengers
62% of seats filled
259
miles
about 42 minutes airborne
7
airlines
7 aircraft types

Flights by month both directions

03060911211/254/257/2510/251/264/2647/26
By month, as a table
flights
1/25114
2/25104
3/25110
4/25112
5/25111
6/25115
7/25115
8/25113
9/25113
10/25115
11/25109
12/25121
1/26117
2/26104
3/2616
4/262
7/264

Passengers by month

03,3596,71810,07613,4351/254/257/2510/251/264/262807/26
By month, as a table
passengers
1/2510,130
2/259,782
3/2512,035
4/2512,054
5/2513,435
6/2513,194
7/2511,301
8/2513,027
9/2511,712
10/2511,999
11/2510,775
12/2512,652
1/2610,623
2/2610,394
3/261,561
4/2649
7/26280

The airlines twelve months, both directions

AirlineFlightsPassengersSeats filledService
Southwest Airlines Co. WN80682,97162%scheduled passenger service
Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines SY200%charter passenger service
Republic Airline YX200%scheduled passenger service
Endeavor Air Inc. 9E13343%scheduled passenger service
CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle LF100%charter passenger service
Federal Express Corporation FX10scheduled cargo service
Envoy Air MQ16889%scheduled passenger service

The aircraft as the airlines report their types

AircraftFlightsSeats a flightPassengers
Boeing B737 Max 80029517530,484
Boeing 737-80026917527,865
Boeing 737-700/700LR/Max 724414224,622
Embraer ERJ-17537668
Canadair CRJ 90017633
Bombardier Challenger 604/6051300
Airbus Industrie A300-600/R/CF/RCF100

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

407 flights of 403 scheduled, 42,482 passengers in 67,909 seats, 16,260 pounds of freight. Southwest Airlines Co. 403; Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines 2; Endeavor Air Inc. 1; CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle 1.

STL → DSM this direction alone · flown January 2025 to April 2026

407 flights of 407 scheduled, 40,590 passengers in 65,829 seats, 160,399 pounds of freight. Southwest Airlines Co. 403; Republic Airline 2; Federal Express Corporation 1; Envoy 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: Des Moines International DSM and St. Louis Lambert International STL; all routes.