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

We've found the cheapest flights to Des Moines

Returns from £128.07

One-way from £35.95

Flying between O'Hare International Airport to Des Moines International is very convenient as there are 17 airliners offering direct flights including SkyWest Airlines, Lufthansa, Emirates, Copa Airlines, American Airlines, Jet Linx Aviation, All Nippon Airways, United Airlines, Qatar Airways, Iberia, United Express, British Airways, Aer Lingus, American Eagle, Air New Zealand, Air Canada 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 Airlines555566607:2523:40VIEW FLIGHTS
Air Canada655555510:1921:40VIEW FLIGHTS
Air New Zealand555555510:1921:40VIEW FLIGHTS
American Eagle444444307:2522:34VIEW FLIGHTS
British Airways333333318:1923:40VIEW FLIGHTS
Aer Lingus333333318:1923:40VIEW FLIGHTS
United Express233333210:3018:08VIEW FLIGHTS
Qatar Airways322232318:1923:40VIEW FLIGHTS
Iberia322232318:1923:40VIEW FLIGHTS
United Airlines222222310:1921:40VIEW FLIGHTS
Jet Linx Aviation222222213:0518:59VIEW FLIGHTS
All Nippon Airways222222213:2318:08VIEW FLIGHTS
American Airlines111111222:1823:40VIEW FLIGHTS
Lufthansa111111118:0818:08VIEW FLIGHTS
Emirates111111121:4021:40VIEW FLIGHTS
Copa Airlines111111118:0818:08VIEW FLIGHTS
SkyWest Airlines100000016:4116:41VIEW FLIGHTS

Alaska Airlines offer the highest number of flights for this route with departures times between 07:25 and 23:40.

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
07:35
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6521
American EagleAA6351
10:30
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2309
Air CanadaAC3979
United ExpressUA3536
13:05
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS4235
Jet Linx AviationJL7642
American EagleAA3444
13:23
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2301
Air CanadaAC3018
Air CanadaAC3478
All Nippon AirwaysNH7712
United ExpressUA5552
14:24
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1830
Air New ZealandNZ2303
Air CanadaAC4419
16:41
AirlineFlight  No
SkyWest AirlinesUA5544
16:54
AirlineFlight  No
American EagleAA6438
18:08
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2305
Air CanadaAC4227
All Nippon AirwaysNH7206
LufthansaLH8782
Copa AirlinesCM1383
18:19
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7435
Alaska AirlinesAS6724
British AirwaysBA6529
IberiaIB4111
Qatar AirwaysQR2489
Jet Linx AviationJL7346
21:40
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2097
Air New ZealandNZ2307
Air CanadaAC5499
EmiratesEK6245
22:18
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7576
Alaska AirlinesAS4147
American AirlinesAA914
British AirwaysBA6622
IberiaIB8464
Qatar AirwaysQR2539
22:34
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7490
Alaska AirlinesAS4040
British AirwaysBA5182
IberiaIB8043
Qatar AirwaysQR2538
American EagleAA4805
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Tuesday
07:35
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6521
American EagleAA6351
10:30
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2309
Air CanadaAC3979
United ExpressUA3536
13:05
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS4235
Jet Linx AviationJL7642
American EagleAA3444
13:23
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2301
Air CanadaAC3478
All Nippon AirwaysNH7712
United ExpressUA5552
14:22
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1830
Air New ZealandNZ2303
Air CanadaAC4419
16:41
AirlineFlight  No
United ExpressUA5544
17:03
AirlineFlight  No
American EagleAA6438
18:08
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2305
Air CanadaAC4227
All Nippon AirwaysNH7206
LufthansaLH8782
Copa AirlinesCM1383
18:28
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7435
Alaska AirlinesAS6724
British AirwaysBA6529
Jet Linx AviationJL7346
20:10
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2097
21:40
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2307
Air CanadaAC5499
EmiratesEK6245
22:18
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7576
Alaska AirlinesAS4147
American AirlinesAA914
British AirwaysBA6622
IberiaIB8464
Qatar AirwaysQR2539
22:34
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7490
Alaska AirlinesAS4040
British AirwaysBA5182
IberiaIB8043
Qatar AirwaysQR2538
American EagleAA4805
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Wednesday
07:25
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6521
American EagleAA6351
10:30
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2309
Air CanadaAC3979
United ExpressUA3536
13:05
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS4235
Jet Linx AviationJL7642
American EagleAA3444
13:23
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2301
Air CanadaAC3478
All Nippon AirwaysNH7712
United ExpressUA5552
14:24
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1830
Air New ZealandNZ2303
Air CanadaAC4419
16:41
AirlineFlight  No
United ExpressUA5544
16:54
AirlineFlight  No
American EagleAA6438
18:08
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2305
Air CanadaAC4227
All Nippon AirwaysNH7206
LufthansaLH8782
Copa AirlinesCM1383
18:19
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7435
Alaska AirlinesAS6724
British AirwaysBA6529
Jet Linx AviationJL7346
21:40
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2097
Air New ZealandNZ2307
Air CanadaAC5499
EmiratesEK6245
22:18
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7576
Alaska AirlinesAS4147
American AirlinesAA914
British AirwaysBA6622
IberiaIB8464
Qatar AirwaysQR2539
22:34
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7490
Alaska AirlinesAS4040
British AirwaysBA5182
IberiaIB8043
Qatar AirwaysQR2538
American EagleAA4805
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Thursday
07:30
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6521
American EagleAA6351
10:30
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2309
Air CanadaAC3979
United ExpressUA3536
13:05
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS4235
Jet Linx AviationJL7642
American EagleAA3444
13:23
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2301
Air CanadaAC3478
All Nippon AirwaysNH7712
United ExpressUA5552
14:24
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1830
Air New ZealandNZ2303
Air CanadaAC4419
16:41
AirlineFlight  No
United ExpressUA5544
16:54
AirlineFlight  No
American EagleAA6438
18:08
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2305
Air CanadaAC4227
All Nippon AirwaysNH7206
LufthansaLH8782
Copa AirlinesCM1383
18:19
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7435
Alaska AirlinesAS6724
British AirwaysBA6529
Jet Linx AviationJL7346
21:40
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2097
Air New ZealandNZ2307
Air CanadaAC5499
EmiratesEK6245
22:18
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7576
Alaska AirlinesAS4147
American AirlinesAA914
British AirwaysBA6622
IberiaIB8464
Qatar AirwaysQR2539
22:34
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7490
Alaska AirlinesAS4040
British AirwaysBA5182
IberiaIB8043
Qatar AirwaysQR2538
American EagleAA4805
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Friday
07:37
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6521
American EagleAA6351
10:30
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2309
Air CanadaAC3979
United ExpressUA3536
13:05
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS4235
Alaska AirlinesAS6154
Jet Linx AviationJL7642
American EagleAA3444
13:23
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2301
Air CanadaAC3478
All Nippon AirwaysNH7712
United ExpressUA5552
14:24
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1830
Air New ZealandNZ2303
Air CanadaAC4419
16:41
AirlineFlight  No
United ExpressUA5544
18:08
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2305
Air CanadaAC4227
All Nippon AirwaysNH7206
LufthansaLH8782
Copa AirlinesCM1383
18:59
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7435
Alaska AirlinesAS6724
British AirwaysBA6529
IberiaIB4111
Qatar AirwaysQR2489
Jet Linx AviationJL7346
American EagleAA6438
21:40
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2097
Air New ZealandNZ2307
Air CanadaAC5499
EmiratesEK6245
22:18
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7576
Alaska AirlinesAS4147
American AirlinesAA914
British AirwaysBA6622
IberiaIB8464
Qatar AirwaysQR2539
22:34
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7490
Alaska AirlinesAS4040
British AirwaysBA5182
IberiaIB8043
Qatar AirwaysQR2538
American EagleAA4805
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Saturday
07:37
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6521
American EagleAA6351
10:28
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2309
Air CanadaAC3979
United ExpressUA4507
13:05
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS4235
Alaska AirlinesAS6154
Jet Linx AviationJL7642
American EagleAA3444
13:23
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2301
Air CanadaAC3478
All Nippon AirwaysNH7712
United ExpressUA5552
14:24
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA247
Air New ZealandNZ2303
Air CanadaAC4419
16:20
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2305
Air CanadaAC4227
All Nippon AirwaysNH7206
LufthansaLH8782
Copa AirlinesCM1383
United ExpressUA3676
16:54
AirlineFlight  No
American EagleAA3653
18:19
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7435
Alaska AirlinesAS6682
British AirwaysBA6529
Jet Linx AviationJL7346
20:10
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2097
21:40
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2307
Air CanadaAC5499
EmiratesEK6245
22:18
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7576
Alaska AirlinesAS4147
American AirlinesAA914
British AirwaysBA6622
IberiaIB8464
Qatar AirwaysQR2539
22:34
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7490
Alaska AirlinesAS4040
British AirwaysBA5182
IberiaIB8043
Qatar AirwaysQR2538
American EagleAA4805
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Sunday
09:24
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6521
American EagleAA6351
10:19
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1778
Air New ZealandNZ2309
Air CanadaAC3979
13:05
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS4235
Alaska AirlinesAS6154
Jet Linx AviationJL7642
American EagleAA3444
13:23
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2301
Air CanadaAC3478
All Nippon AirwaysNH7712
United ExpressUA5552
14:24
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA247
Air New ZealandNZ2303
Air CanadaAC4419
18:08
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2305
Air CanadaAC4227
All Nippon AirwaysNH7206
LufthansaLH8782
Copa AirlinesCM1383
United ExpressUA5544
18:59
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7435
Alaska AirlinesAS6724
British AirwaysBA6529
IberiaIB4111
Qatar AirwaysQR2489
Jet Linx AviationJL7346
American EagleAA6438
21:40
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2097
Air New ZealandNZ2307
Air CanadaAC5499
EmiratesEK6245
22:34
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7490
Alaska AirlinesAS4040
American AirlinesAA4805
British AirwaysBA5182
IberiaIB8043
Qatar AirwaysQR2538
23:40
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7576
Alaska AirlinesAS4147
American AirlinesAA914
British AirwaysBA6622
IberiaIB8464
Qatar AirwaysQR2539
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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
Aurora to Des Moines01 Hour 20 Minutes
Chicago Midway 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 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 £35.95 ($48 €41.53)
£35.95
$48 | €41.53
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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 £128.07 ($171 €147.96)
£128.07
$171 | €147.96
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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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