Flights from Houston to Des Moines

• The oldest aircraft servicing trips from Houston, TX to Des Moines, IA in 2009 was ExpressJet Airlines' EMB-145 from Embraer which started flying in 1996.
• Flight #2568, operated by ExpressJet Airlines, was the flight with the most delays in 2009, with 4 minutes average delay between flights from Houston to Des Moines.
• Continental Airlines operated flights from IAH to DSM using one type of aircraft in 2009.
• ExpressJet Airlines offers the shortest flight times from Houston to Des Moines.
• The shortest flight distance between Houston and Des Moines is 802 miles.
• The smallest aircraft servicing flights from IAH to DSM for ExpressJet Airlines is the EMB-145 built by Embraer with 50 seats.
• There were 26,161 passengers that flew from Houston to Des Moines in 2009.
• The shortest flight between IAH and DSM takes about 110 minutes.
• The newest aircraft servicing IAH to DSM in 2009 was Continental Airlines' B737-9 from Boeing. The B737-9 started flying in 2002.
• The largest aircraft servicing flights between Houston and Des Moines from Continental Airlines is the B737-9 built by Boeing with 173 seats.
• 34,073 seats were available on flights from IAH to DSM in 2009. Of those seats, a total of 26,161 passengers flew on all flights from IAH to DSM that year.
• ExpressJet Airlines offers flights from Houston, TX to Des Moines, IA.
• In 2009, there was just one airline company serving flights from Houston to Des Moines.
• ExpressJet Airlines operates the shortest flights from Houston to Des Moines.
• The average flight time from Houston, TX to Des Moines, IA takes about 110 minutes.
• ExpressJet Airlines carried a total of 26,161 passengers from IAH to DSM in 2009.
• The average aircraft occupancy on flights from Houston to Des Moines in 2009 was 77.21%.

(Source: FAA & BTS 2009 Databases)