Flights from Chicago Airport (ORD) to Des Moines International Airport Airport (DSM)

We've found the cheapest flights to Des Moines

Returns from £141.34

One-way from £159.29

Flying between O'Hare International Airport to Des Moines International is very convenient as there are 17 airliners offering direct flights including American Airlines, Copa Airlines, Avianca, United Express, Japan Airlines, Lufthansa, Jet Linx Aviation, Iberia, All Nippon Airways, United Airlines, Qatar Airways, Aer Lingus, British Airways, Air New Zealand, Air Canada, American Eagle and Alaska Airlines. The official airport code for O'Hare International Airport is ORD and for Des Moines International it is DSM.

The exact cost of the flight we vary quite significantly base on the dates you travel, the time of day you will depart and how long in advance you pre book the flights. If you know the dates you wish to travel then book you flights as soon as you can. The earlier you book your lights the cheaper they will be. You can get saving of up to 50% of you book 2 or 3 months in advance! We advise all our viewers to book well in advance. This way you will get the low priced tickets available.

The table below displays the numbers of daily flights from O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Des Moines International (DSM) and the relevant airlines that fly.

Flights Chart
AirlinerMoTuWeThFrSaSuFirst FlightLast FlightFlights
Alaska Airlines666766506:4522:29VIEW FLIGHTS
American Eagle665666506:4522:20VIEW FLIGHTS
Air New Zealand444444409:0521:37VIEW FLIGHTS
Air Canada444444409:0521:37VIEW FLIGHTS
British Airways444444314:4222:29VIEW FLIGHTS
Aer Lingus333333216:2522:29VIEW FLIGHTS
Qatar Airways233322216:2522:29VIEW FLIGHTS
United Airlines322331209:0520:10VIEW FLIGHTS
Lufthansa222222217:2421:37VIEW FLIGHTS
Jet Linx Aviation222222211:4218:35VIEW FLIGHTS
Iberia222222216:2522:29VIEW FLIGHTS
All Nippon Airways222222209:0517:24VIEW FLIGHTS
United Express122113209:1715:50VIEW FLIGHTS
Japan Airlines222222010:0917:03VIEW FLIGHTS
Copa Airlines111111117:2417:24VIEW FLIGHTS
Avianca111111120:1021:37VIEW FLIGHTS
American Airlines000000214:4221:00VIEW FLIGHTS

Alaska Airlines offer the highest number of flights for this route with departures times between 06:45 and 22:29.

If you wish to book your flight with Alaska Airlines then we advise you book direct from their website at alaskaair.com. The best discounts can only be obtained from their website.

The flight time for the selected route vary based on the month you will travel, but below we has summarised the most common times they will fly. We recommend you only take these times as guidance and check with appropriate airline for the exact times for the date you depart.

Flights Time In WeekDays
DayFlight TimesFlights
Monday
06:45
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6604
American EagleAA4404
09:05
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1576
Air New ZealandNZ2309
Air CanadaAC3979
All Nippon AirwaysNH7712
10:09
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6637
Japan AirlinesJL7346
American EagleAA6229
11:42
AirlineFlight  No
Jet Linx AviationJL7346
13:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1830
Air New ZealandNZ2303
Air CanadaAC4419
14:42
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6523
British AirwaysBA6622
American EagleAA4711
15:50
AirlineFlight  No
United ExpressUA3569
16:25
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7490
Alaska AirlinesAS6508
British AirwaysBA6529
Japan AirlinesJL7642
IberiaIB4553
Qatar AirwaysQR2623
American EagleAA6292
17:24
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2305
Air CanadaAC4227
All Nippon AirwaysNH7206
LufthansaLH8782
Copa AirlinesCM1383
17:57
AirlineFlight  No
Jet Linx AviationJL7642
20:10
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA213
Air New ZealandNZ2307
Air CanadaAC5499
LufthansaLH9270
21:00
AirlineFlight  No
American EagleAA4401
21:37
AirlineFlight  No
AviancaAV2314
22:20
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7435
Alaska AirlinesAS6532
British AirwaysBA4994
American EagleAA3469
22:29
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7576
Alaska AirlinesAS4038
British AirwaysBA5182
IberiaIB8043
Qatar AirwaysQR9320
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Tuesday
09:17
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2309
Air CanadaAC3979
All Nippon AirwaysNH7712
United ExpressUA3604
09:36
AirlineFlight  No
American EagleOO9922
10:09
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6637
Japan AirlinesJL7346
American EagleAA6229
11:42
AirlineFlight  No
Jet Linx AviationJL7346
13:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1830
Air New ZealandNZ2303
Air CanadaAC4419
14:48
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6523
American EagleAA4711
15:50
AirlineFlight  No
United ExpressUA3569
16:25
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA6622
17:03
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7490
Alaska AirlinesAS4656
British AirwaysBA6529
Japan AirlinesJL7642
IberiaIB4553
Qatar AirwaysQR2799
American EagleAA6292
17:24
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2305
Air CanadaAC4227
All Nippon AirwaysNH7206
LufthansaLH8782
Copa AirlinesCM1383
18:35
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6508
Qatar AirwaysQR2623
Jet Linx AviationJL7642
20:10
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA213
Air New ZealandNZ2307
Air CanadaAC5499
LufthansaLH9270
AviancaAV2314
21:00
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7576
British AirwaysBA5182
IberiaIB8043
Qatar AirwaysQR9320
American EagleAA4401
22:16
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7435
Alaska AirlinesAS6532
British AirwaysBA4994
American EagleAA3469
22:29
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS4038
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Wednesday
09:17
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2309
Air CanadaAC3979
All Nippon AirwaysNH7712
United ExpressUA3604
10:09
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6637
Japan AirlinesJL7346
American EagleAA6229
11:42
AirlineFlight  No
Jet Linx AviationJL7346
13:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1830
Air New ZealandNZ2303
Air CanadaAC4419
14:48
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6523
British AirwaysBA6622
American EagleAA4711
15:50
AirlineFlight  No
United ExpressUA3569
17:03
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7490
Alaska AirlinesAS4656
British AirwaysBA6529
Japan AirlinesJL7642
IberiaIB4553
Qatar AirwaysQR2799
American EagleAA6292
17:24
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2305
Air CanadaAC4227
All Nippon AirwaysNH7206
LufthansaLH8782
Copa AirlinesCM1383
18:35
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6508
Qatar AirwaysQR2623
Jet Linx AviationJL7642
20:10
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA213
Air New ZealandNZ2307
Air CanadaAC5499
LufthansaLH9270
AviancaAV2314
21:00
AirlineFlight  No
American EagleAA4401
22:16
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7435
Alaska AirlinesAS6532
British AirwaysBA4994
American EagleAA3469
22:29
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7576
Alaska AirlinesAS4038
British AirwaysBA5182
IberiaIB8043
Qatar AirwaysQR9320
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Thursday
06:45
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6667
American EagleAA4404
09:05
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1576
Air New ZealandNZ2309
Air CanadaAC3979
All Nippon AirwaysNH7712
10:09
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6637
Japan AirlinesJL7346
American EagleAA6229
11:42
AirlineFlight  No
Jet Linx AviationJL7346
13:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1830
Air New ZealandNZ2303
Air CanadaAC4419
14:42
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6523
British AirwaysBA6622
American EagleAA4711
15:50
AirlineFlight  No
United ExpressUA3569
16:25
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7490
Alaska AirlinesAS6508
British AirwaysBA6529
Japan AirlinesJL7642
IberiaIB4553
Qatar AirwaysQR2623
American EagleAA6292
17:24
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2305
Air CanadaAC4227
All Nippon AirwaysNH7206
LufthansaLH8782
Copa AirlinesCM1383
17:57
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS4656
Qatar AirwaysQR2799
Jet Linx AviationJL7642
20:10
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA213
Air New ZealandNZ2307
Air CanadaAC5499
LufthansaLH9270
AviancaAV2314
21:00
AirlineFlight  No
American EagleAA4401
22:20
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7435
Alaska AirlinesAS6532
British AirwaysBA4994
American EagleAA3469
22:29
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7576
Alaska AirlinesAS4038
British AirwaysBA5182
IberiaIB8043
Qatar AirwaysQR9320
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Friday
06:45
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6667
American EagleAA4404
09:05
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1576
Air New ZealandNZ2309
Air CanadaAC3979
All Nippon AirwaysNH7712
10:09
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6637
Japan AirlinesJL7346
American EagleAA6229
11:42
AirlineFlight  No
Jet Linx AviationJL7346
13:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1830
Air New ZealandNZ2303
Air CanadaAC4419
14:42
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6523
British AirwaysBA6622
American EagleAA4711
15:50
AirlineFlight  No
United ExpressUA3569
16:25
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7490
Alaska AirlinesAS6508
British AirwaysBA6529
Japan AirlinesJL7642
IberiaIB4553
Qatar AirwaysQR2623
American EagleAA6292
17:24
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2305
Air CanadaAC4227
All Nippon AirwaysNH7206
LufthansaLH8782
Copa AirlinesCM1383
17:57
AirlineFlight  No
Jet Linx AviationJL7642
20:10
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA213
Air New ZealandNZ2307
Air CanadaAC5499
LufthansaLH9270
AviancaAV2314
21:00
AirlineFlight  No
American EagleAA4401
22:16
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7435
Alaska AirlinesAS4040
British AirwaysBA5185
American EagleAA4576
22:29
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7576
Alaska AirlinesAS4038
British AirwaysBA5182
IberiaIB8043
Qatar AirwaysQR9320
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Saturday
06:48
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6667
American EagleAA4404
09:17
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2309
Air CanadaAC3979
All Nippon AirwaysNH7712
United ExpressUA3604
10:09
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6637
Japan AirlinesJL7346
American EagleAA6229
11:42
AirlineFlight  No
Jet Linx AviationJL7346
13:00
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2303
Air CanadaAC4419
United ExpressUA3683
13:36
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6523
British AirwaysBA6622
American EagleAA4711
15:50
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC4227
All Nippon AirwaysNH7206
LufthansaLH8782
Copa AirlinesCM1383
United ExpressUA3569
16:25
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7490
Alaska AirlinesAS6508
British AirwaysBA6529
Japan AirlinesJL7642
IberiaIB4553
Qatar AirwaysQR2623
American EagleAA6292
17:24
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2305
17:57
AirlineFlight  No
Jet Linx AviationJL7642
20:10
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA213
Air New ZealandNZ2307
Air CanadaAC5499
LufthansaLH9270
AviancaAV2314
21:00
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7576
Alaska AirlinesAS4038
British AirwaysBA5182
IberiaIB8043
Qatar AirwaysQR9320
American EagleAA4401
22:16
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7435
Alaska AirlinesAS4040
British AirwaysBA5185
American EagleAA4576
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Sunday
06:56
AirlineFlight  No
American EagleAA4404
08:27
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6667
09:17
AirlineFlight  No
United ExpressUA3604
10:09
AirlineFlight  No
American EagleAA6229
10:53
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2309
Air CanadaAC3979
All Nippon AirwaysNH7712
11:42
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6637
Jet Linx AviationJL7346
13:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1830
14:20
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2303
Air CanadaAC4419
14:42
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA4711
15:50
AirlineFlight  No
United ExpressUA3569
16:19
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6523
British AirwaysBA6622
American EagleAA4711
16:25
AirlineFlight  No
American EagleAA6292
17:24
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2305
Air CanadaAC4227
All Nippon AirwaysNH7206
LufthansaLH8782
Copa AirlinesCM1383
17:57
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7490
Alaska AirlinesAS6508
British AirwaysBA6529
IberiaIB4553
Qatar AirwaysQR2623
Jet Linx AviationJL7642
20:10
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA213
21:00
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA4401
21:37
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2307
Air CanadaAC5499
LufthansaLH9270
AviancaAV2314
22:20
AirlineFlight  No
American EagleAA3469
22:29
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7576
Alaska AirlinesAS4038
British AirwaysBA5182
IberiaIB8043
Qatar AirwaysQR9320
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Instead of flying from O'Hare International Airport you could consider a few airports that are close by. Please see that table below of alternative routes.

Alternative Direct Routes
RouteStopsDistanceFlying Time
Kenosha to Des Moines 01 Hour 23 Minutes
Chicago Midway to Des Moines 01 Hour 23 Minutes
Madison Dane County Regional to Des Moines 01 Hour 11 Minutes
Peoria to Des Moines 01 Hour 2 Minutes

Please remember to leave plenty of time to get though customers when you are departing form the airports. Flights regulations are getting very strict these days so getting through customs can take in excess of 1 hour in some cases.

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Flight Price FAQ - Chicago (ORD) to Des Moines (DSM)

DIRECT United
What is the cheapest direct flight one way from Chicago ORD to Des Moines DSM?
The cheapest direct flight one way from Chicago ORD to Des Moines DSM is £159.29 ($213 €181.35)
£159.29
$213 | €181.35
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DIRECT United
What is the cheapest direct return flight from Chicago ORD to Des Moines DSM?
The cheapest direct return flight from Chicago ORD to Des Moines DSM is £141.34 ($189 €160.91)
£141.34
$189 | €160.91
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1+ STOP(S)
What is the cheapest flight one way from Chicago ORD to Des Moines DSM?
The cheapest flight one way from Chicago ORD to Des Moines DSM is £78.52 ($105 €89.40)
£78.52
$105 | €89.40
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Flight Info FAQ - Chicago (ORD) to Des Moines (DSM)

Who flies from Chicago to Des Moines?
The following airlines fly from Chicago (ORD) to Des Moines (DSM): Aer Lingus, Air Canada, Air New Zealand, Alaska Airlines, All Nippon Airways, American Airlines, American Eagle, Avianca, British Airways, Copa Airlines, Iberia, Japan Airlines, Jet Linx Aviation, Lufthansa, Qatar Airways, United Airlines, United Express.
How far is the flight from Chicago to Des Moines?
The flight from Chicago to Des Moines is 480KM or 298 miles.
How long does the flight from Chicago to Des Moines to take?
The flight from Chicago to Des Moines takes 1 Hour 23 Minutes.

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