Flights from Des Moines to Minneapolis

• Flight #5074, operated by Comair, was the flight with the most delays in 2009, with 88 minutes average delay between flights from Des Moines to Minneapolis.
• The shortest flight distance between Des Moines and Minneapolis is 232 miles.
• Comair operated flights from DSM to MSP using 3 types of aircraft in 2009.
• The newest aircraft servicing DSM to MSP in 2009 was Comair's CRJ-900 from Bombardier. The CRJ-900 started flying in 2003.
• Northwest Airlink, Comair operate the shortest flights from Des Moines to Minneapolis.
• 53,766 seats were available on flights from DSM to MSP in 2009. Of those seats, a total of 35,282 passengers flew on all flights from DSM to MSP that year.
• Northwest Airlink offers the shortest flight times from Des Moines to Minneapolis.
• There were 35,282 passengers that flew from Des Moines to Minneapolis in 2009.
• The largest aircraft servicing flights between Des Moines and Minneapolis from Sun Country Airlines is the B737-8 built by Boeing with 162 seats.
• The average flight time from Des Moines, IA to Minneapolis, MN takes about 44 minutes.
• The average aircraft occupancy on flights from Des Moines to Minneapolis in 2009 was 59.42%.
• In 2009, there were 4 airline companies operating between Des Moines and Minneapolis.
• Northwest Airlink, Comair, Sun Country Airlines, ExpressJet Airlines offer flights from Des Moines, IA to Minneapolis, MN.
• Northwest Airlink carried a total of 31,371 passengers from DSM to MSP in 2009.
• The oldest aircraft servicing trips from Des Moines, IA to Minneapolis, MN in 2009 was Comair's RJ100/ER from Canadair which started flying in 1993.
• The smallest aircraft servicing flights from DSM to MSP for Comair is the RJ100/ER built by Canadair with 50 seats.
• The shortest flight between DSM and MSP takes about 42 minutes.

(Source: FAA & BTS 2009 Databases)