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

We've found the cheapest flights to Des Moines

Returns from £179.37

One-way from £89.31

Flying between O'Hare International Airport to Des Moines International is very convenient as there are 17 airliners offering direct flights including SkyWest Airlines, American Airlines, Jet Linx Aviation, Emirates, Copa Airlines, Qatar Airways, Iberia, British Airways, All Nippon Airways, Aer Lingus, United Airlines, Lufthansa, American Eagle, United Express, Alaska Airlines, Air New Zealand and Air Canada. 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
Air Canada067778708:5022:59VIEW FLIGHTS
Air New Zealand066666608:5022:59VIEW FLIGHTS
United Express044444408:5022:59VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska Airlines044444400:1822:53VIEW FLIGHTS
American Eagle044443200:2622:53VIEW FLIGHTS
Lufthansa023333217:2822:59VIEW FLIGHTS
United Airlines022223216:0021:55VIEW FLIGHTS
Qatar Airways022222200:1822:53VIEW FLIGHTS
Iberia022222200:1818:56VIEW FLIGHTS
British Airways022222200:2622:53VIEW FLIGHTS
All Nippon Airways022222208:5017:28VIEW FLIGHTS
Aer Lingus022222200:2622:53VIEW FLIGHTS
Jet Linx Aviation011111111:5413:28VIEW FLIGHTS
Emirates011111119:1619:16VIEW FLIGHTS
Copa Airlines011111117:2817:28VIEW FLIGHTS
American Airlines000001200:2617:21VIEW FLIGHTS
SkyWest Airlines000001111:5411:54VIEW FLIGHTS

Air Canada offer the highest number of flights for this route with departures times between 08:50 and 22:59.

If you wish to book your flight with Air Canada then we advise you book direct from their website at aircanada.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
Tuesday
00:26
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7490
Alaska AirlinesAS6532
British AirwaysBA6622
IberiaIB8564
Qatar AirwaysQR2271
American EagleAA4548
08:46
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6569
American EagleAA6284
10:32
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2309
Air CanadaAC3979
All Nippon AirwaysNH7712
United ExpressUA6041
13:28
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6163
Jet Linx AviationJL7346
American EagleAA6283
14:26
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2303
Air CanadaAC4419
United ExpressUA4765
17:28
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA551
Air New ZealandNZ2305
Air CanadaAC4227
All Nippon AirwaysNH7206
LufthansaLH8782
Copa AirlinesCM1383
18:56
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7576
Alaska AirlinesAS6523
British AirwaysBA6529
IberiaIB8043
Qatar AirwaysQR2799
American EagleAA4711
19:16
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2301
Air CanadaAC4479
EmiratesEK6245
United ExpressUA5415
21:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1839
Air New ZealandNZ2307
Air CanadaAC5499
LufthansaLH9270
22:59
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2311
Air CanadaAC4463
United ExpressUA5258
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Wednesday
00:18
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6532
IberiaIB8564
Qatar AirwaysQR2271
08:46
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6569
American EagleAA6284
08:50
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2309
Air CanadaAC3979
All Nippon AirwaysNH7712
United ExpressUA6041
12:55
AirlineFlight  No
United ExpressUA4765
13:28
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6163
Jet Linx AviationJL7346
American EagleAA6283
14:26
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2303
Air CanadaAC4419
17:21
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA6529
American EagleAA4711
17:28
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA551
Air New ZealandNZ2305
Air CanadaAC4227
All Nippon AirwaysNH7206
LufthansaLH8782
Copa AirlinesCM1383
17:45
AirlineFlight  No
United ExpressUA5415
18:56
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7576
Alaska AirlinesAS6523
IberiaIB8043
Qatar AirwaysQR2799
19:16
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2301
Air CanadaAC4479
EmiratesEK6245
20:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1839
21:55
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2311
Air CanadaAC4173
LufthansaLH9270
22:53
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7490
British AirwaysBA6622
American EagleAA4548
22:59
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2307
Air CanadaAC4463
Air CanadaAC5499
LufthansaLH8890
United ExpressUA5258
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Thursday
00:26
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7490
IberiaIB8564
American EagleAA4548
08:46
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6569
American EagleAA6284
08:50
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC3979
All Nippon AirwaysNH7712
10:32
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2309
United ExpressUA6041
11:54
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6163
Jet Linx AviationJL7346
12:55
AirlineFlight  No
United ExpressUA4765
13:28
AirlineFlight  No
American EagleAA6283
14:26
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2303
Air CanadaAC4419
16:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA551
17:21
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7576
Alaska AirlinesAS6523
Qatar AirwaysQR2799
American EagleAA4711
17:28
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2305
Air CanadaAC4227
All Nippon AirwaysNH7206
LufthansaLH8782
Copa AirlinesCM1383
18:56
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA6529
IberiaIB8043
19:16
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2301
Air CanadaAC4479
EmiratesEK6245
United ExpressUA5415
20:25
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2307
Air CanadaAC5499
21:25
AirlineFlight  No
United ExpressUA5258
21:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1839
Air New ZealandNZ2311
Air CanadaAC4173
LufthansaLH9270
22:53
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6532
British AirwaysBA6622
Qatar AirwaysQR2271
22:59
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC4463
LufthansaLH8890
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Friday
00:26
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7490
IberiaIB8564
Qatar AirwaysQR2271
08:46
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6569
American EagleAA6284
08:50
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2309
All Nippon AirwaysNH7712
10:32
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC3979
United ExpressUA6041
11:54
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6163
American EagleAA6283
13:28
AirlineFlight  No
Jet Linx AviationJL7346
14:26
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2303
Air CanadaAC4419
United ExpressUA4765
17:21
AirlineFlight  No
Qatar AirwaysQR2799
American EagleAA4711
17:28
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA551
Air New ZealandNZ2305
Air CanadaAC4227
All Nippon AirwaysNH7206
LufthansaLH8782
Copa AirlinesCM1383
18:56
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7576
Alaska AirlinesAS6523
British AirwaysBA6529
IberiaIB8043
19:16
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2301
Air CanadaAC4479
EmiratesEK6245
United ExpressUA5415
20:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1839
Air New ZealandNZ2311
LufthansaLH9270
21:25
AirlineFlight  No
United ExpressUA5258
21:55
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2307
Air CanadaAC4173
Air CanadaAC5499
22:53
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6532
British AirwaysBA6622
American EagleAA4548
22:59
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC4463
LufthansaLH8890
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Saturday
00:26
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7490
Alaska AirlinesAS6532
British AirwaysBA6622
IberiaIB8564
Qatar AirwaysQR2271
American EagleAA4548
08:46
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6569
SkyWest AirlinesAA6284
08:50
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2309
All Nippon AirwaysNH7712
10:32
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA6041
Air CanadaAC3979
10:50
AirlineFlight  No
United ExpressUA5412
11:54
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6163
Jet Linx AviationJL7346
American EagleAA6283
12:20
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC3224
12:55
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2303
Air CanadaAC4419
United ExpressUA4765
17:18
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7576
IberiaIB8043
Qatar AirwaysQR2799
17:33
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA551
Air New ZealandNZ2305
Air CanadaAC4227
All Nippon AirwaysNH7206
LufthansaLH8782
Copa AirlinesCM1383
17:45
AirlineFlight  No
United ExpressUA5415
18:53
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6523
British AirwaysBA6529
American EagleAA4711
19:16
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2301
Air CanadaAC4479
EmiratesEK6245
20:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1839
Air New ZealandNZ2307
21:25
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC4463
United ExpressUA5258
21:55
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2311
Air CanadaAC4173
Air CanadaAC5499
LufthansaLH9270
22:53
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA4548
22:59
AirlineFlight  No
LufthansaLH8890
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Sunday
00:26
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7490
Alaska AirlinesAS6532
American AirlinesAA4548
British AirwaysBA6622
IberiaIB8564
Qatar AirwaysQR2271
07:14
AirlineFlight  No
American EagleAA6284
08:46
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6569
08:50
AirlineFlight  No
United ExpressUA6041
10:32
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2309
Air CanadaAC3979
All Nippon AirwaysNH7712
11:54
AirlineFlight  No
SkyWest AirlinesAA6283
13:28
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6163
Jet Linx AviationJL7346
American EagleAA6283
14:26
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2303
Air CanadaAC4419
United ExpressUA4765
16:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA551
17:21
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA4711
17:28
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2305
Air CanadaAC4227
All Nippon AirwaysNH7206
LufthansaLH8782
Copa AirlinesCM1383
18:56
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7576
Alaska AirlinesAS6523
British AirwaysBA6529
IberiaIB8043
Qatar AirwaysQR2799
19:16
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2301
Air CanadaAC4479
EmiratesEK6245
United ExpressUA5415
21:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1839
Air New ZealandNZ2307
Air New ZealandNZ2311
Air CanadaAC4173
Air CanadaAC5499
LufthansaLH9270
22:59
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC4463
United ExpressUA5258
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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
Appleton to Des Moines 01 Hour 25 Minutes
Green Bay to Des Moines 01 Hour 28 Minutes
Chicago Midway to Des Moines 01 Hour 23 Minutes
Milwaukee General Mitchell to Des Moines 01 Hour 24 Minutes
Muskegon to Des Moines 01 Hour 34 Minutes
Moline to Des Moines 047 Minutes
Madison Dane County Regional to Des Moines 01 Hour 11 Minutes
Peoria to Des Moines 01 Hour 2 Minutes
Chicago Pal Waukee to Des Moines 01 Hour 22 Minutes
Sheboygan to Des Moines 01 Hour 27 Minutes
South Bend to Des Moines 01 Hour 32 Minutes
Waukegan to Des Moines 01 Hour 23 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 American Airlines
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 £89.31 ($118 €107.04)
£89.31
$118 | €107.04
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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 £179.37 ($237 €214.99)
£179.37
$237 | €214.99
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1+ STOP(S)
What is the cheapest return flight from Chicago ORD to Des Moines DSM?
The cheapest return flight from Chicago ORD to Des Moines DSM is £161.20 ($213 €193.22)
£161.20
$213 | €193.22
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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, British Airways, Copa Airlines, Emirates, Iberia, Jet Linx Aviation, Lufthansa, Qatar Airways, SkyWest Airlines, 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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