Des Moines to Denver Flights (DSM-DEN)

🇺🇸 DSM

Des Moines

588 mi

DEN 🇺🇸

Denver

Des Moines International Airport Denver International Airport 4 airlines

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 43m. This route is served by 4 airlines: SkyWest, Southwest, United and others. AirportRoutes has tracked 20 unique flight numbers on this route.

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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

Operators

Tracked Flights

588

Miles

1h 43m

Flight Duration

Route Map

Great Circle

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Operating Airlines

Airline	ICAO	IATA
SkyWest	`SKW`	`OO`
Southwest	`SWA`	`WN`
United	`UAL`	`UA`
Frontier	`FFT`	`F9`

Flight Schedule Pattern

Day	Flights Observed	Frequency
Monday	38	13%
Tuesday	41	14%
Wednesday	41	14%
Thursday	38	13%
Friday	45	16%
Saturday	44	15%
Sunday	43	15%

Pattern Analysis

20 Tracked Flights:

Data Points: 290
API observations used to build this analysis

Weekdays: 203 flights
Weekend: 87 flights

Business Route More active on weekdays

All Flight Routes

4 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	Aircraft Type	Typical Time	Days Active	Last Seen	Status
Frontier `FFT` / `F9`	A21N	20:21 8:21 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Mar 6, 2026	Active
SkyWest `SKW` / `OO`	E75L	13:35 1:35 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	May 10, 2026	Active
Southwest `SWA` / `WN`	B738	19:15 7:15 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Mar 12, 2026	Active
United `UAL` / `UA`	A319	09:06 9:06 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	May 9, 2026	Active

Total Routes: 4

Active Routes: 4

Unique Airlines: 4

Aircraft Types: 4

Spotted Departure Times

Departure Time	Operator	ICAO	IATA
09:06 9:06 AM	United	`UAL`	`UA`
13:35 1:35 PM	SkyWest	`SKW`	`OO`
19:15 7:15 PM	Southwest	`SWA`	`WN`
20:21 8:21 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:
09:06 - 20:21

These are typical departure times observed from actual flights. Times may vary by season and schedule changes.

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