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

Newark Liberty International ⇄ Des Moines International EWR–DSM

Airlines flew 140 flights between Newark Liberty International EWR in Newark, NJ and Des Moines International DSM in Des Moines, IA in the twelve months to July 2026, both directions together: 21,530 passengers in 25,164 seats, 86% of them filled, and 13 pounds of freight. 1,017 miles, about 146 minutes in the air, on 2 airlines: Allegiant Air (138), United Air Lines Inc. (2). Planning to fly it yourself? The weather and winds along this route right now.

140

flights, twelve months

EWR-DSM: 70 · DSM-EWR: 70

21,530

passengers

86% of seats filled

1,017

miles

about 146 minutes airborne

airlines

3 aircraft types

Flights by month both directions

By month, as a table

	flights
1/25	4
5/25	6
6/25	16
7/25	19
8/25	18
9/25	18
10/25	18
11/25	16
12/25	22
1/26	4
5/26	6
6/26	19
7/26	19

Passengers by month

By month, as a table

	passengers
1/25	578
5/25	936
6/25	2,589
7/25	3,088
8/25	2,942
9/25	2,495
10/25	2,631
11/25	2,110
12/25	3,502
1/26	601
5/26	1,022
6/26	3,142
7/26	3,085

The airlines twelve months, both directions

Airline	Flights	Passengers	Seats filled	Service
Allegiant Air G4	138	21,218	85%	scheduled passenger service
United Air Lines Inc. UA	2	312	91%	scheduled passenger service

The aircraft as the airlines report their types

Aircraft	Flights	Seats a flight	Passengers
Airbus Industrie A320-100/200	138	180	21,218
Boeing 757-200	1	176	151
Boeing B737 Max 800	1	166	161

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

70 flights of 69 scheduled, 10,687 passengers in 12,587 seats, 13 pounds of freight. Allegiant Air 69; United Air Lines Inc. 1.

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

70 flights of 69 scheduled, 10,843 passengers in 12,577 seats, 2,192 pounds of mail. Allegiant Air 69; United Air Lines Inc. 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: Newark Liberty International EWR and Des Moines International DSM; all routes.