Des Moines International Airport

Continent: North America

Country: United States

Region: Iowa

Des Moines International Airport
Location	Des Moines, IA
IATA code	DSM
ICAO code	KDSM
Airport type	Commercial
Website	http://www.dsmairport.com
Overview map	Google Maps
Communications
Tower	118.3
Ground	121.9
Clearance	134.15
Approach	{{{atcapproach}}}
ATIS	119.55

Official Spotting Locations

There is not an official spotting location at the Des Moines International Airport

Other Spotting Locations

Parking Garage

The parking Garage at DSM gives you a view of most of the airport. You can walk from the North side to the South side, depending on where the traffic is approaching and departing. Fares are $1 USD/hour. Security usually leaves you alone, as long as you keep a low profile. You can take good photos of aircraft landing on both runways 23 and 31.

Locations to Avoid

Fence

Avoid stading next to the fence, which draws suspicion to security.

Regular Traffic

Passenger

• AirTran Airways: Boeing 717 & CRJ-200; to Milwaukee and Orlando
• Allegiant Air: MD-80; to Las Vegas, Los Aneles, Orlando and St. Petersburg
• American Airlines: ERJ-135/145; to Chicago and Dallas
• Continental Airlines: ERJ-145; to Houston
• Delta Airlines: CRJ-100/200/700/900; to Minneapolis, Detroit, Atlanta, Memphis and Washington, D.C.
• Frontier Airlines: Embraer E190; to Denver
• United Airlines: Airbus A319/320, E170 & CRJ-200; to Denver and Chicago
• US Airways: CRJ-200/900; to Phoenix

Cargo

• Fedex: Boeing 727; to Cedar Rapids,Memphis and Madison
• UPS: Boeing 757/767 and Airbus A300; to Burbank, Cedar Rapids, Newark, Spokane, Sacramento, Portland, Philadelphia, and Louisville