Des Moines International Airport – DSM Des Moines
Des Moines International Airport is known as a civil-military airport. It is a major public airport that is located in Des Moines, Iowa and serves the Des Moines area. Its airport code, DSM, stands for Iowa most populous and capital city’s name Des Moines. The airport construction began in 1932 and completed in 1933. Airports new terminal replaced the old one in 1950 and undergone expansion several times. In 1986, it was renamed Des Moines International Airport to acknowledge United States Customs Service presence at the airport. In the year 2016, the airport has handled up to 2.48 million passengers.
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The DSM-Des Moines International Airport covers 2, 625 acres. It has two runways. It has also two concourses, concourse A has gates A1-A5, and concourse C has gates C1-C7. Known airlines that use the airport are American Airlines, Delta Airlines, United Airlines, Allegiant Air, Southwest Airlines, and Frontier Airlines. Some of the best cities to go from Des Moines International Airport include Norwalk, Perry, and Pleasant Hill.
What to Do & Area Attractions
The Des Moines International Airport (DSM) has a lot of amazing hotels around. Get to stay at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Des Moines Airport with just 1.8 km away from the airport or the Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Des Moines Airport, located just 1.9 km away or the comfy Hampton Inn Des Moines-Airport, which is just 1.4 km away. All these three hotels offer 24-hour airport shuttle service.
Another airport also serves the Iowa area, the Marshalltown Municipal Airport (MIW), which caters domestic flights from Marshaltown, Iowa.
