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Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain ⇄ Des Moines International MSP–DSM

Airlines flew 2,509 flights between Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain MSP in Minneapolis, MN and Des Moines International DSM in Des Moines, IA in the twelve months to July 2026, both directions together: 143,918 passengers in 191,368 seats, 75% of them filled, and 44,942 pounds of freight. 232 miles, about 42 minutes in the air, on 9 airlines: Endeavor Air Inc. (2,401), SkyWest Airlines Inc. (77), Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines (14), Delta Air Lines Inc. (10) and 5 more. Planning to fly it yourself? The weather and winds along this route right now.

2,509
flights, twelve months
MSP-DSM: 1,256 · DSM-MSP: 1,253
143,918
passengers
75% of seats filled
232
miles
about 42 minutes airborne
9
airlines
14 aircraft types

Flights by month both directions

0621241862481/254/257/2510/251/264/262437/26
By month, as a table
flights
1/25179
2/25162
3/25170
4/25179
5/25228
6/25232
7/25248
8/25239
9/25238
10/25238
11/25201
12/25202
1/26172
2/26164
3/26171
4/26178
5/26228
6/26235
7/26243

Passengers by month

03,9137,82611,73915,6521/254/257/2510/251/264/2614,1197/26
By month, as a table
passengers
1/2510,115
2/259,323
3/259,860
4/2511,007
5/2513,812
6/2515,053
7/2515,652
8/2514,870
9/2514,172
10/2513,545
11/2510,545
12/2510,817
1/269,772
2/269,384
3/269,234
4/269,953
5/2613,235
6/2614,272
7/2614,119

The airlines twelve months, both directions

AirlineFlightsPassengersSeats filledService
Endeavor Air Inc. 9E2,401137,56176%scheduled passenger service
SkyWest Airlines Inc. OO774,24373%scheduled passenger service
Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines SY1435814%charter passenger service
Delta Air Lines Inc. DL101,17971%scheduled passenger service
Southwest Airlines Co. WN212947%scheduled passenger service
American Airlines Inc. AA227391%scheduled passenger service
United Parcel Service 5X10scheduled cargo service
Republic Airline YX13141%scheduled passenger service
United Air Lines Inc. UA114496%scheduled passenger service

The aircraft as the airlines report their types

AircraftFlightsSeats a flightPassengers
Canadair CRJ 9002,19576125,483
Canadair RJ-7002706915,733
Boeing 737-80014186358
Embraer ERJ-1751476619
Airbus Industrie A3193131217
Boeing 737-700/700LR/Max 72137129
Airbus Industrie A320-100/2002154283
Airbus Industrie A321Neoxlr2189376
Boeing 737-900ER2180302
Boeing 717-200111097
Boeing 757-200100
Airbus Industrie A350-900127564
A200-100 BD-500-1A101109103
Boeing B737 Max 8001172154

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

1,256 flights of 1,259 scheduled, 69,628 passengers in 95,554 seats, 11,522 pounds of freight. Endeavor Air Inc. 1,202; SkyWest Airlines Inc. 39; Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines 9; Delta Air Lines Inc. 2; Southwest Airlines Co. 2; United Parcel Service 1; Republic Airline 1.

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

1,253 flights of 1,258 scheduled, 74,290 passengers in 95,814 seats, 33,420 pounds of freight, 197 pounds of mail. Endeavor Air Inc. 1,199; SkyWest Airlines Inc. 38; Delta Air Lines Inc. 8; Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines 5; American Airlines Inc. 2; 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: Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain MSP and Des Moines International DSM; all routes.