Des Moines to Denver Flights DSM → DEN

Des Moines International Airport → Denver International Airport

🇺🇸 Des Moines, US → 🇺🇸 Denver, US

The Des Moines to Denver route connects Des Moines International Airport (DSM) in US with Denver International Airport (DEN) in US. This short-haul flight covers approximately 588 miles (946 km) with a typical flight time of 1h 50m. This route is served by 5 airlines: SkyWest, Southwest, United and others. AirportRoutes has tracked 14 daily flights on this route.

Departure Airport

Des Moines International Airport

ICAO Code:
KDSM
IATA Code:
DSM
City:
🇺🇸 Des Moines
Country:
US
Elevation:
958 ft

Destination Airport

Denver International Airport

ICAO Code:
KDEN
IATA Code:
DEN
City:
🇺🇸 Denver
Country:
US
Elevation:
5431 ft

5

Operators

14

Daily Flights

588

Miles

1h 50m

Flight Duration

Route Map

Great Circle
Flight route map from Des Moines to Denver
Map data © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap contributors

Operating Airlines

Airline ICAO IATA
SkyWest SKW OO
Southwest SWA WN
United UAL UA
Frontier FFT F9
Vista America VJA -

Flight Schedule Pattern

Day Flights Observed Frequency Activity
Monday 33 13%
Tuesday 39 15%
Wednesday 37 14%
Thursday 29 11%
Friday 40 16%
Saturday 40 16%
Sunday 40 16%

Pattern Analysis

14 Daily Flights:
SKW4777 SWA1251 UAL581 SKW4798 SKW4662 SWA1563 SWA462 UAL1781 FFT1677 SKW4783 SKW5256 SKW5420 SKW1007 FFT4787
Data Points: 258
API observations used to build this analysis
Weekdays: 178 flights
Weekend: 80 flights
Business Route More active on weekdays

All Flight Routes

5 Routes
Note: This table shows aggregated route data by airline. Each airline may operate multiple daily flights at different times. See the "Spotted Departure Times" section below for all observed departure times.
Airline Flight Numbers Aircraft Type Typical Time Days Active Last Seen Status
Frontier
FFT / F9
FFT1677 FFT4787 A20N 20:17 8:17 PM (Representative)
M T W T F S S
Jan 9, 2026 Active
SkyWest
SKW / OO
SKW4777 SKW4798 SKW4662 SKW4783 SKW5256 E75L 05:30 5:30 AM (Representative)
M T W T F S S
Feb 9, 2026 Active
Southwest
SWA / WN
SWA1251 SWA1563 SWA462 B737 06:25 6:25 AM (Representative)
M T W T F S S
Feb 9, 2026 Active
United
UAL / UA
UAL581 UAL1781 A320 09:03 9:03 AM (Representative)
M T W T F S S
Feb 4, 2026 Active
- GL5T -
M T W T F S S
Sep 19, 2025 Active
Total Routes: 5
Active Routes: 5
Unique Airlines: 5
Aircraft Types: 5

Spotted Departure Times

Departure Time Operator ICAO IATA
05:30 5:30 AM SkyWest SKW OO
06:25 6:25 AM Southwest SWA WN
09:03 9:03 AM United UAL UA
20:17 8:17 PM Frontier FFT F9

Time Information

Times are shown in the departure airport's local timezone (KDSM - America/Chicago).

Total Departure Times: 4
Time Range:
05:30 - 20:17
These are typical departure times observed from actual flights. Times may vary by season and schedule changes.