Currently Under Construction

Major Events

Airmail thumbnail History Sect. It Started with Air Mail Beginning of 20th Century

Airfield thumbnail Des Moines Many
Air Fields
February, 1921

Old Terminal thumbnail The Airport Breaks Ground 1929 – 1932

DM Flying Svc thumbnail DM Flying Service-
1st Fixed Based Operator
1937

IA Air Guard Thumbnail Pres. Roosevelt Commissions
Iowa Air Guard
1941

New Terminal thumbnail New Passenger Terminal
Opens/Control Tower
1950

Braniff Bac-111 Jet thumbnail Braniff Flies 1st Jet
from DM- BAC 111
1965

New Cntrl Twr thumbnail New Control Tower
Opens Near Guard Base
1976

Name Change to DSM Intl thumbnail Change Airport Name:
The DSM
International Airport
Customs Office
Opens
1986

Expand Cargo Rmp thumbnail Expand Cargo Apron -
Two Phases
1989 & 1996

Airport Brd Chairman thumbnail DM Airport Governing Board Installed
1st Board Chairman-
John Fitzgibbons
1993

Baggage Claim thumbnail New Baggage Claim Area 1998

Parking Ramp thumbnail Parking Ramps Built 1999

Cargo Ramp Expansion thumbnail South Cargo Ramp-
Further Expansion
2002

Allegiant tail thumbnail Allegiant Air Offers
Low-fare Nonstops to Popular Destinations
2003

Passenger thumbnail 2004 Record Year Enplanement Record Year
Almost 1 MILLION!
2004

75th Anniv thumbnail 75th Anniversary of
The DM Airport
2007

Mesaba Hangar thumbnail Mesaba Airlines Opens
Maintenance Facility at DSM
2009

AirTran thumbnail DSM Gains More
Low-fare Air Carriers
AirTran/Branson Air Express/Frontier
2010