Flights from Des Moines to Houston

• The average flight time from Des Moines, IA to Houston, TX takes about 121 minutes.
• Air Greenland operated flights from DSM to IAH using one type of aircraft in 2009.
• The oldest aircraft servicing trips from Des Moines, IA to Houston, TX in 2009 was ExpressJet Airlines' EMB-145 from Embraer which started flying in 1996.
• ExpressJet Airlines operates the shortest flights from Des Moines to Houston.
• ExpressJet Airlines, Air Greenland offer flights from Des Moines, IA to Houston, TX.
• ExpressJet Airlines offers the shortest flight times from Des Moines to Houston.
• The average aircraft occupancy on flights from Des Moines to Houston in 2009 was 73.09%.
• The largest aircraft servicing flights between Des Moines and Houston from Air Greenland is the B737-8 built by Boeing with 174 seats.
• Flight #2671, operated by ExpressJet Airlines, was the flight with the most delays in 2009, with 3 minutes average delay between flights from Des Moines to Houston.
• ExpressJet Airlines carried a total of 24,227 passengers from DSM to IAH in 2009.
• 33,997 seats were available on flights from DSM to IAH in 2009. Of those seats, a total of 24,377 passengers flew on all flights from DSM to IAH that year.
• There were 24,377 passengers that flew from Des Moines to Houston in 2009.
• The newest aircraft servicing DSM to IAH in 2009 was Continental Airlines' B737-9 from Boeing. The B737-9 started flying in 2002.
• The shortest flight between DSM and IAH takes about 121 minutes.
• The shortest flight distance between Des Moines and Houston is 802 miles.
• In 2009, there were 2 airline companies operating between Des Moines and Houston.
• The smallest aircraft servicing flights from DSM to IAH for ExpressJet Airlines is the EMB-145 built by Embraer with 50 seats.

(Source: FAA & BTS 2009 Databases)