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Des Moines International Airport
Des Moines International Airport (IATA: DSM, ICAO: KDSM, FAA LID: DSM) is a
public small hub primary located three miles (5 km) southwest of the central
business district of Des Moines, a city in Polk County, Iowa, United States.
This airport is publicly owned by the City of Des Moines. The airport serves the
Des Moines metropolitan area with 19 connections to major airline hubs and is
the closest airport for people who live throughout much of east-central,
north-central, and southern Iowa.
History
During the 1920s, the Des Moines area had several small private airports that
catered to general aviation and air mail. In 1929, the Iowa General Assembly
passed a law allowing cities to sell bonds and levy assessments in order to
build municipal airports. Over 80 different sites were considered for the Des
Moines Airport until a decision was made to build on 160 acres (0.65 km²) of
farmland on the south side of the city. Construction of the airport began in
1932 and was completed in 1933. The airport's first passenger terminal was built
shortly after the airport was completed. It was replaced by a new terminal in
1950 that has been expanded and renovated several times since then. The airport
itself has expanded several times from its original 160-acre site and now covers
2,300 acres (9.3 km²) of land.
The airport was originally governed by the City of Des Moines' Parks Department.
A separate Aviation Department was established by the city during the 1960s, and
in 1982, a separate Aviation Policy Advisory Board was established. The airport
was renamed the Des Moines International Airport in 1986 to acknowledge the
presence of a United States Customs Service office at the airport.
Eppley Airfield in Omaha and the Kansas City International Airport compete with
Des Moines International for business. However, few Des Moines passengers use
either airport thanks to increased non-stop service and decreased ticket prices
at Des Moines International. Another reason for the improvement in local usage
is credited to Des Moines International Airport's television, radio, billboard,
and sports ads. These ads point out that passengers who choose to fly out of
Omaha or Kansas City prevent Des Moines from attracting new airlines and keep
local ticket prices high. Des Moines also has discount service from Allegiant
Air, not available at Omaha.
The result has been record-breaking years, and the airport handled a record
1,990,167 passengers in 2004; that figure dropped to 1,903,573 in 2005 but
increased to 1,959,393 in 2006. In 2007 the airport saw 1,982,485 passengers go
through the airport, an increase over the past year.
Expansion
Recent growth in passenger enplanement has led planning on future airport
upgrades. Currently, the airfield itself is the focus of the improvements, with
a new full-service 9,000 ft. runway 13R-31L currently in the late-land
acquisition/early-construction phase. In addition, a new general aviation apron
and terminal are under-construction along with expansion of cargo-handling
facilities. Taxiway/runway improvements to allow cargo A380 service are also
under discussion.
The terminal itself is currently slated for an interior renovation and the
addition of two new gates (with jet bridges) and an expanded concessions area.
Further development will include infilling narrow walkways between holding areas
to expand the amount of waiting area along with the further addition of between
four and seven new jet bridges. An international departures/arrivals concourse
is also in planning to allow for planned Canada and Mexico service.
New service
Continental Airlines announced on September 14, 2007 that it would launch
service to its Cleveland hub on June 12, 2008.
Airlines and destinations
Concourse A
* Allegiant Air Gate A3 (Las Vegas, Orlando-Sanford, St. Petersburg/Clearwater)
* Delta Air Lines Gate A5A
o Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines (Atlanta)
o Delta Connection operated by Comair (Atlanta, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky)
o Delta Connection operated by Skywest (Salt Lake City) ceased
* Midwest Airlines Gate A5
o Midwest Connect operated by Skyway Airlines (Milwaukee) [ends April 5]
o Midwest Connect operated by SkyWest (Milwaukee) [begins April 6]
* United Airlines Gates A1, A2, A4 (Chicago-O'Hare, Denver)
o United Express operated by Mesa Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare)
o United Express operated by Shuttle America (Chicago-O'Hare)
o United Express operated by SkyWest (Chicago-O'Hare, Denver, Los Angeles)
Concourse C
* American Airlines Gates C6 and C7
o AmericanConnection operated by Trans States Airlines (St. Louis)
o AmericanConnection operated by Chautauqua Airlines (St. Louis)
o American Eagle (Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, New York-LaGuardia)
* Continental Airlines Gate C5
o Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines (Cleveland [begins June
12], Houston-Intercontinental)
* Northwest Airlines Gate C1, C2, and C3 (Minneapolis/St. Paul)
o Northwest Airlink operated by Mesaba Airlines (Minneapolis/St. Paul,
Washington-Reagan)
o Northwest Airlink operated by Pinnacle Airlines (Detroit, Memphis, New
York-LaGuardia)
* US Airways Gate C4
o US Airways Express operated by Mesa Airlines (Phoenix)
Incidents
On December 1, 2007, a United Express plane carrying 44 passengers slid off a
taxiway while taxiing to the runway for takeoff. No one was injured, but the
airport was closed for seven hours after the incident because of the winter
storm moving through the area.
January 31 of 2008 a Houston-bound United flight was forced to make an emergency
landing at the airport. None of the crew, nor the 64 passengers were injured.
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