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

We've found the cheapest flights to Des Moines

Returns from £140.09

One-way from £158.72

Flying between O'Hare International Airport to Des Moines International is very convenient as there are 19 airliners offering direct flights including SkyWest Airlines, Emirates, Copa Airlines, Avianca, American Airlines, Qatar Airways, Japan Airlines, All Nippon Airways, United Express, United Airlines, Lufthansa, AlphaSky, Iberia, Aer Lingus, American Eagle, Alaska Airlines, British Airways, 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 Zealand555544409:0021:47VIEW FLIGHTS
Air Canada555544409:0021:47VIEW FLIGHTS
British Airways444444412:1423:44VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska Airlines555550008:1022:25VIEW FLIGHTS
American Eagle444414308:1022:25VIEW FLIGHTS
Iberia333333316:1523:44VIEW FLIGHTS
Aer Lingus333333316:1523:44VIEW FLIGHTS
Lufthansa333322216:2021:47VIEW FLIGHTS
AlphaSky100056608:1023:44VIEW FLIGHTS
United Express223213309:0021:29VIEW FLIGHTS
United Airlines332331109:0020:20VIEW FLIGHTS
Qatar Airways222222219:0522:25VIEW FLIGHTS
Japan Airlines222222212:1420:35VIEW FLIGHTS
All Nippon Airways222222213:1221:47VIEW FLIGHTS
American Airlines111111219:0522:25VIEW FLIGHTS
SkyWest Airlines000130308:1016:15VIEW FLIGHTS
Emirates111111120:2021:47VIEW FLIGHTS
Copa Airlines111111116:2017:49VIEW FLIGHTS
Avianca111111120:2021:47VIEW FLIGHTS

Air New Zealand offer the highest number of flights for this route with departures times between 09:00 and 21:47.

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
08:10
AirlineFlight  No
American EagleAA6264
AlphaSkyAS6176
09:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1139
Air New ZealandNZ2309
Air CanadaAC3979
09:33
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6176
12:14
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6594
British AirwaysBA5182
Japan AirlinesJL7642
American EagleAA6480
13:12
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1830
Air New ZealandNZ2303
Air CanadaAC4419
All Nippon AirwaysNH7712
16:15
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7435
Alaska AirlinesAS6282
British AirwaysBA6529
IberiaIB4671
American EagleAA6512
16:20
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2305
Air CanadaAC4227
LufthansaLH8782
Copa AirlinesCM1383
United ExpressUA5847
19:05
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7490
Alaska AirlinesAS4040
American AirlinesAA856
British AirwaysBA5185
Japan AirlinesJL7346
IberiaIB4584
Qatar AirwaysQR2453
20:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1531
Air New ZealandNZ2307
Air CanadaAC5499
All Nippon AirwaysNH7206
LufthansaLH9270
AviancaAV2314
EmiratesEK6245
21:29
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2301
Air CanadaAC3983
LufthansaLH8890
United ExpressUA5280
22:25
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7576
Alaska AirlinesAS4038
British AirwaysBA6622
IberiaIB4526
Qatar AirwaysQR7612
American EagleAA4442
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Tuesday
08:10
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6176
American EagleAA6264
09:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1139
Air New ZealandNZ2309
Air CanadaAC3979
12:14
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6594
British AirwaysBA5182
Japan AirlinesJL7642
American EagleAA6480
13:12
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1830
Air New ZealandNZ2303
Air CanadaAC4419
All Nippon AirwaysNH7712
16:15
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7435
Alaska AirlinesAS6282
British AirwaysBA6529
IberiaIB4671
American EagleAA6512
16:20
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2305
Air CanadaAC4227
LufthansaLH8782
United ExpressUA5847
17:49
AirlineFlight  No
Copa AirlinesCM1383
19:05
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7490
Alaska AirlinesAS4040
American AirlinesAA856
British AirwaysBA5185
Japan AirlinesJL7346
IberiaIB4584
Qatar AirwaysQR2453
20:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1531
Air New ZealandNZ2307
Air CanadaAC5499
All Nippon AirwaysNH7206
LufthansaLH9270
AviancaAV2314
EmiratesEK6245
21:29
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2301
Air CanadaAC3983
LufthansaLH8890
United ExpressUA5280
22:25
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7576
Alaska AirlinesAS4038
British AirwaysBA6622
IberiaIB4526
Qatar AirwaysQR7612
American EagleAA4442
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Wednesday
08:10
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6176
American EagleAA6264
09:00
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2309
Air CanadaAC3979
United ExpressUA3677
12:14
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6594
British AirwaysBA5182
Japan AirlinesJL7642
American EagleAA6480
13:12
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1830
Air New ZealandNZ2303
Air CanadaAC4419
All Nippon AirwaysNH7712
16:15
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7435
Alaska AirlinesAS6282
British AirwaysBA6529
IberiaIB4671
American EagleAA6512
16:20
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2305
Air CanadaAC4227
LufthansaLH8782
Copa AirlinesCM1383
United ExpressUA5847
19:05
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7490
Alaska AirlinesAS4040
American AirlinesAA856
British AirwaysBA5185
Japan AirlinesJL7346
IberiaIB4584
Qatar AirwaysQR2453
20:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1531
Air New ZealandNZ2307
Air CanadaAC5499
All Nippon AirwaysNH7206
LufthansaLH9270
AviancaAV2314
EmiratesEK6245
21:29
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2301
Air CanadaAC3983
LufthansaLH8890
United ExpressUA5280
22:25
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7576
Alaska AirlinesAS4038
British AirwaysBA6622
IberiaIB4526
Qatar AirwaysQR7612
American EagleAA4442
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Thursday
08:10
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6176
American EagleAA6264
09:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1139
Air New ZealandNZ2309
Air CanadaAC3979
12:14
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6594
British AirwaysBA5182
Japan AirlinesJL7642
American EagleAA6480
13:12
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1830
Air New ZealandNZ2303
Air CanadaAC4419
All Nippon AirwaysNH7712
13:38
AirlineFlight  No
SkyWest AirlinesAA6480
16:15
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7435
Alaska AirlinesAS6282
British AirwaysBA6529
IberiaIB4671
American EagleAA6512
16:20
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2305
Air CanadaAC4227
LufthansaLH8782
Copa AirlinesCM1383
United ExpressUA5847
19:05
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7490
Alaska AirlinesAS4040
American AirlinesAA856
British AirwaysBA5185
Japan AirlinesJL7346
IberiaIB4584
Qatar AirwaysQR2453
20:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1531
Air New ZealandNZ2307
Air CanadaAC5499
All Nippon AirwaysNH7206
LufthansaLH9270
AviancaAV2314
EmiratesEK6245
21:29
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2301
Air CanadaAC3983
LufthansaLH8890
United ExpressUA5280
22:25
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7576
Alaska AirlinesAS4038
British AirwaysBA6622
IberiaIB4526
Qatar AirwaysQR7612
American EagleAA4442
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Friday
08:10
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6176
SkyWest AirlinesAA6264
09:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1139
Air New ZealandNZ2309
Air CanadaAC3979
09:33
AirlineFlight  No
AlphaSkyAS6176
12:14
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6594
British AirwaysBA5182
Japan AirlinesJL7642
SkyWest AirlinesAA6480
13:12
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1830
Air New ZealandNZ2303
Air CanadaAC4419
All Nippon AirwaysNH7712
13:38
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS4146
AlphaSkyAS6594
16:15
AirlineFlight  No
SkyWest AirlinesAA6512
16:20
AirlineFlight  No
United ExpressUA5847
17:39
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7435
British AirwaysBA6529
IberiaIB4671
AlphaSkyAS6282
17:49
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2305
Air CanadaAC4227
LufthansaLH8782
Copa AirlinesCM1383
19:29
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7490
Alaska AirlinesAS4040
American AirlinesAA856
British AirwaysBA5185
Japan AirlinesJL7346
IberiaIB4584
Qatar AirwaysQR2453
20:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1531
Air New ZealandNZ2307
Air CanadaAC5499
All Nippon AirwaysNH7206
LufthansaLH9270
AviancaAV2314
EmiratesEK6245
20:54
AirlineFlight  No
AlphaSkyAS4040
22:25
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7576
Alaska AirlinesAS4038
British AirwaysBA6622
IberiaIB4526
Qatar AirwaysQR7612
American EagleAA4442
23:44
AirlineFlight  No
AlphaSkyAS4038
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Saturday
08:01
AirlineFlight  No
American EagleAA6264
AlphaSkyAS6176
09:00
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2309
Air CanadaAC3979
United ExpressUA4498
11:57
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA5182
Japan AirlinesJL7642
American EagleAA6480
AlphaSkyAS4146
13:12
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2303
Air CanadaAC4419
All Nippon AirwaysNH7712
United ExpressUA3586
13:23
AirlineFlight  No
AlphaSkyAS6594
16:08
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7435
British AirwaysBA6529
IberiaIB4671
American EagleAA6512
AlphaSkyAS6282
16:20
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2305
Air CanadaAC4227
LufthansaLH8782
Copa AirlinesCM1383
United ExpressUA5847
19:05
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA856
20:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1531
Air New ZealandNZ2307
Air CanadaAC5499
All Nippon AirwaysNH7206
LufthansaLH9270
AviancaAV2314
EmiratesEK6245
20:35
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7490
British AirwaysBA5185
Japan AirlinesJL7346
IberiaIB4584
Qatar AirwaysQR2453
AlphaSkyAS4040
22:25
AirlineFlight  No
American EagleAA4442
23:44
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7576
British AirwaysBA6622
IberiaIB4526
Qatar AirwaysQR7612
AlphaSkyAS4038
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Sunday
08:10
AirlineFlight  No
American EagleAA6264
09:00
AirlineFlight  No
SkyWest AirlinesUA5747
09:33
AirlineFlight  No
SkyWest AirlinesAA6264
AlphaSkyAS6176
10:32
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2309
Air CanadaAC3979
12:14
AirlineFlight  No
American EagleAA6480
13:12
AirlineFlight  No
United ExpressUA3586
13:38
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA5182
Japan AirlinesJL7642
SkyWest AirlinesAA6480
AlphaSkyAS4146
AlphaSkyAS6594
14:44
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2303
Air CanadaAC4419
All Nippon AirwaysNH7712
16:15
AirlineFlight  No
American EagleAA6512
16:20
AirlineFlight  No
United ExpressUA5847
17:39
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7435
British AirwaysBA6529
IberiaIB4671
AlphaSkyAS6282
17:49
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2305
Air CanadaAC4227
LufthansaLH8782
Copa AirlinesCM1383
19:05
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA856
20:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1531
20:35
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7490
British AirwaysBA5185
Japan AirlinesJL7346
IberiaIB4584
Qatar AirwaysQR2453
AlphaSkyAS4040
21:29
AirlineFlight  No
United ExpressUA5280
21:47
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2307
Air CanadaAC5499
All Nippon AirwaysNH7206
LufthansaLH9270
AviancaAV2314
EmiratesEK6245
22:25
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA4442
Qatar AirwaysQR7612
23:44
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7576
British AirwaysBA6622
IberiaIB4526
AlphaSkyAS4038
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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 Moines01 Hour 25 Minutes
Aurora to Des Moines01 Hour 20 Minutes
Grand Rapids Gerald R Ford to Des Moines01 Hour 37 Minutes
Chicago Midway to Des Moines01 Hour 23 Minutes
Milwaukee General Mitchell to Des Moines01 Hour 24 Minutes
South Bend to Des Moines01 Hour 32 Minutes
Waukesha to Des Moines01 Hour 23 Minutes
Waukegan to Des Moines01 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 £158.72 ($213 €182.67)
£158.72
$213 | €182.67
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DIRECT American Airlines
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 £140.09 ($188 €161.23)
£140.09
$188 | €161.23
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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 £78.99 ($106 €90.91)
£78.99
$106 | €90.91
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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, 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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