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