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

We've found the cheapest flights to Des Moines

Returns from £140.70

One-way from £159.31

Flying between O'Hare International Airport to Des Moines International is very convenient as there are 19 airliners offering direct flights including Copa Airlines, Japan Airlines, Emirates, Avianca, United Express, American Airlines, Qatar Airways, Lufthansa, Iberia, All Nippon Airways, Jet Linx Aviation, Alaska Airlines, American Eagle, Aer Lingus, British Airways, AlphaSky, United 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 New Zealand556554509:0521:50VIEW FLIGHTS
Air Canada556554509:0521:50VIEW FLIGHTS
United Airlines444443409:0520:20VIEW FLIGHTS
AlphaSky034545508:0923:28VIEW FLIGHTS
British Airways323423412:2523:28VIEW FLIGHTS
American Eagle323423306:4518:55VIEW FLIGHTS
Aer Lingus323423306:4522:06VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska Airlines422232006:4522:06VIEW FLIGHTS
Jet Linx Aviation222222213:2522:06VIEW FLIGHTS
Lufthansa222221217:2421:50VIEW FLIGHTS
Iberia212312216:0622:06VIEW FLIGHTS
All Nippon Airways222221210:4321:50VIEW FLIGHTS
Qatar Airways112223117:0422:06VIEW FLIGHTS
United Express112111110:4317:50VIEW FLIGHTS
American Airlines111111217:0422:06VIEW FLIGHTS
Avianca111111117:2421:50VIEW FLIGHTS
Emirates111110120:2021:50VIEW FLIGHTS
Japan Airlines100100012:2512:25VIEW FLIGHTS
Copa Airlines001000017:5017:50VIEW FLIGHTS

Air New Zealand offer the highest number of flights for this route with departures times between 09:05 and 21:50.

If you wish to book your flight with Air New Zealand then we advise you book direct from their website at airnewzealand.co.nz. 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
07:00
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7648
Alaska AirlinesAS4634
American EagleAA6322
09:05
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1139
Air New ZealandNZ2309
Air CanadaAC3979
10:43
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2301
Air CanadaAC3267
All Nippon AirwaysNH7712
United ExpressUA3676
12:25
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS4712
British AirwaysBA5182
Japan AirlinesJL7642
American EagleAA6480
13:03
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1830
Air New ZealandNZ2303
Air CanadaAC4419
13:51
AirlineFlight  No
Jet Linx AviationJL7642
16:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA784
16:06
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7576
Alaska AirlinesAS6185
British AirwaysBA5185
IberiaIB4584
American EagleAA6284
17:24
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2305
Air CanadaAC4227
LufthansaLH8782
20:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1842
Air New ZealandNZ2307
Air CanadaAC5499
All Nippon AirwaysNH7206
LufthansaLH9270
AviancaAV2314
EmiratesEK6245
22:06
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7435
Alaska AirlinesAS4147
American AirlinesAA2126
British AirwaysBA6622
IberiaIB8043
Qatar AirwaysQR2616
Jet Linx AviationJL7346
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Tuesday
08:15
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS4634
American EagleAA6322
09:05
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1139
Air New ZealandNZ2309
Air CanadaAC3979
09:46
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7648
AlphaSkyAS4634
10:43
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2301
Air CanadaAC3267
All Nippon AirwaysNH7712
United ExpressUA3676
13:03
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1830
Air New ZealandNZ2303
Air CanadaAC4419
14:00
AirlineFlight  No
American EagleAA6480
15:33
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA5182
Jet Linx AviationJL7642
AlphaSkyAS4712
16:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA784
17:05
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7435
Alaska AirlinesAS4568
American AirlinesAA2191
British AirwaysBA5185
IberiaIB4671
Qatar AirwaysQR9170
Jet Linx AviationJL7346
17:24
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2305
Air CanadaAC4227
LufthansaLH8782
18:30
AirlineFlight  No
AlphaSkyAS4568
20:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1842
Air New ZealandNZ2307
Air CanadaAC5499
All Nippon AirwaysNH7206
LufthansaLH9270
AviancaAV2314
EmiratesEK6245
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Wednesday
08:15
AirlineFlight  No
American EagleAA6322
AlphaSkyAS4634
09:05
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1139
Air New ZealandNZ2309
Air CanadaAC3979
09:46
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7648
10:43
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2301
Air CanadaAC3267
All Nippon AirwaysNH7712
United ExpressUA3676
13:03
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1830
Air New ZealandNZ2303
Air CanadaAC4419
14:14
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS4712
British AirwaysBA5182
Jet Linx AviationJL7642
American EagleAA6480
15:50
AirlineFlight  No
AlphaSkyAS4712
16:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA784
17:05
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7435
Alaska AirlinesAS4568
American AirlinesAA2191
British AirwaysBA5185
IberiaIB4671
Qatar AirwaysQR9170
17:24
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2305
Air CanadaAC4227
LufthansaLH8782
AviancaAV2314
17:50
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2311
Air CanadaAC3052
All Nippon AirwaysNH7206
Copa AirlinesCM1383
United ExpressUA5586
18:30
AirlineFlight  No
AlphaSkyAS4568
18:55
AirlineFlight  No
American EagleAA4402
20:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1842
Air New ZealandNZ2307
Air CanadaAC5499
LufthansaLH9270
EmiratesEK6245
20:21
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7490
British AirwaysBA6529
IberiaIB4111
Qatar AirwaysQR2480
Jet Linx AviationJL7346
AlphaSkyAS6166
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Thursday
06:45
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7648
Alaska AirlinesAS4634
American EagleAA6322
08:09
AirlineFlight  No
AlphaSkyAS4634
09:05
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1139
Air New ZealandNZ2309
Air CanadaAC3979
10:43
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2301
Air CanadaAC3267
All Nippon AirwaysNH7712
United ExpressUA3676
12:25
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS4712
British AirwaysBA5182
Japan AirlinesJL7642
American EagleAA6480
13:03
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1830
Air New ZealandNZ2303
Air CanadaAC4419
13:51
AirlineFlight  No
Jet Linx AviationJL7642
AlphaSkyAS4712
16:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA784
16:06
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7576
British AirwaysBA5185
IberiaIB4584
American EagleAA6284
AlphaSkyAS4672
17:24
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2305
Air CanadaAC4227
LufthansaLH8782
18:55
AirlineFlight  No
American EagleAA4402
20:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1842
Air New ZealandNZ2307
Air CanadaAC5499
All Nippon AirwaysNH7206
LufthansaLH9270
AviancaAV2314
EmiratesEK6245
20:21
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7490
British AirwaysBA6529
IberiaIB4111
Qatar AirwaysQR2480
Jet Linx AviationJL7346
AlphaSkyAS6166
22:06
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7435
American AirlinesAA2126
British AirwaysBA6622
IberiaIB8043
Qatar AirwaysQR2616
AlphaSkyAS4147
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Friday
07:00
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7648
Alaska AirlinesAS4634
American EagleAA6322
08:25
AirlineFlight  No
AlphaSkyAS4634
09:05
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1139
Air New ZealandNZ2309
Air CanadaAC3979
10:43
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2301
Air CanadaAC3267
All Nippon AirwaysNH7712
United ExpressUA3676
13:03
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1830
Air New ZealandNZ2303
Air CanadaAC4419
13:25
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS4712
British AirwaysBA5182
Jet Linx AviationJL7642
American EagleAA6480
14:56
AirlineFlight  No
AlphaSkyAS4712
16:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA784
17:04
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7435
Alaska AirlinesAS4568
American AirlinesAA2191
British AirwaysBA5185
IberiaIB4671
Qatar AirwaysQR9170
Jet Linx AviationJL7346
17:24
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2305
Air CanadaAC4227
LufthansaLH8782
18:29
AirlineFlight  No
Qatar AirwaysQR7713
AlphaSkyAS4195
AlphaSkyAS4568
20:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1842
Air New ZealandNZ2307
Air CanadaAC5499
All Nippon AirwaysNH7206
LufthansaLH9270
AviancaAV2314
EmiratesEK6245
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Saturday
08:20
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS4634
American EagleAA6322
09:05
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1139
Air New ZealandNZ2309
Air CanadaAC3979
09:51
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7648
AlphaSkyAS4634
10:35
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2301
Air CanadaAC3267
All Nippon AirwaysNH7712
United ExpressUA3676
13:03
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1830
Air New ZealandNZ2303
Air CanadaAC4419
14:00
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS4712
American EagleAA6480
15:33
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA5182
Jet Linx AviationJL7642
AlphaSkyAS4712
16:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA784
16:45
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7435
American AirlinesAA2191
British AirwaysBA5185
IberiaIB4671
Qatar AirwaysQR7713
AlphaSkyAS4195
17:24
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2305
Air CanadaAC4227
LufthansaLH8782
AviancaAV2314
18:09
AirlineFlight  No
Qatar AirwaysQR9170
AlphaSkyAS4568
18:55
AirlineFlight  No
American EagleAA4402
20:21
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7490
British AirwaysBA6529
IberiaIB4111
Qatar AirwaysQR2480
Jet Linx AviationJL7346
AlphaSkyAS6166
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Sunday
06:45
AirlineFlight  No
American EagleAA6322
08:09
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7648
AlphaSkyAS4634
09:05
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1139
10:32
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2309
Air CanadaAC3979
10:43
AirlineFlight  No
United ExpressUA3676
12:19
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2301
Air CanadaAC3267
All Nippon AirwaysNH7712
12:25
AirlineFlight  No
American EagleAA6480
13:03
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1830
13:51
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA5182
Jet Linx AviationJL7642
AlphaSkyAS4712
14:23
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2303
Air CanadaAC4419
16:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA784
16:06
AirlineFlight  No
American EagleAA6284
17:24
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2305
Air CanadaAC4227
LufthansaLH8782
17:39
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7576
British AirwaysBA5185
IberiaIB4584
AlphaSkyAS4672
18:55
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA4402
20:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1842
20:21
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7490
British AirwaysBA6529
IberiaIB4111
Qatar AirwaysQR2480
Jet Linx AviationJL7346
AlphaSkyAS6166
21:50
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2307
Air CanadaAC5499
All Nippon AirwaysNH7206
LufthansaLH9270
AviancaAV2314
EmiratesEK6245
22:06
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA2126
23:28
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA6622
AlphaSkyAS4147
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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
Grand Rapids Gerald R Ford to Des Moines 01 Hour 37 Minutes
Gary to Des Moines 01 Hour 25 Minutes
Chicago Midway to Des Moines 01 Hour 23 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 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 £159.31 ($214 €183.30)
£159.31
$214 | €183.30
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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 £140.70 ($189 €161.89)
£140.70
$189 | €161.89
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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 £69.23 ($93 €79.66)
£69.23
$93 | €79.66
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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 £110.18 ($148 €126.77)
£110.18
$148 | €126.77
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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, AlphaSky, American Airlines, American Eagle, Avianca, British Airways, Copa Airlines, Emirates, 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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