

In 2011, the City of Des Moines transferred control to the Des Moines Airport Authority. The airport was renamed the Des Moines International Airport in 1986 to acknowledge the presence of a United States Customs Service office In the 1960s, a separate Aviation Department was established by the city, and in 1982, a separate Aviation Policy Advisory Board was established. Initially, the airport was governed by the City of Des Moines' Parks Department. There are two concourses concourse A with gates A1-A5 There are two runways: 5/23 is 9,003 by 150 feet asphalt/concrete surface 13/31 is 9,002 by 150 feet asphalt The airport includes 2,625 acres at an elevation of 958 feet above mean sea level. The airport receives nearly two million passengers annually. There are 21 connections to major airline hubs. Des Moines International Airport (DSM) is a civil-military public airport located three miles southwest of Des Moines, in Polk County, Iowa.
