Des Moines International Airport (IATA: DSM, ICAO: KDSM, FAA LID: DSM) is a joint civil-military public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) southwest of the central business district of Des Moines, a city in Polk County, Iowa, United States. The airport serves the Des Moines metropolitan area with 19 connections to major airline hubs. In 2011, it was reported that DSM is now the 85th busiest airport in the United States by passenger traffic.
This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport. As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 919,990 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, 853,596 enplanements in 2009, and 898,840 in 2010.
On November 1, 2011, the City of Des Moines transferred control of the airport from the city to the Des Moines Airport Authority. The city retains ownership of the land but transfers title to all property and equipment to the Authority. In turn, the authority will agree to a 99-year lease on the land.
In addition to commercial operations, the airport is also hosts the 132d Fighter Wing (132 FW) of the Iowa Air National Guard.
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