Des Moines (DSM) Airport Car Service

DSM sits about 3 miles southwest of downtown Des Moines in Polk County, Iowa, accessible via Interstate 35 and Fleur Drive. The airport is owned and operated by the Des Moines Airport Authority. Delta, American, Southwest, United, Allegiant, Avelo, Breeze, and Frontier provide scheduled commercial service from a single terminal with two concourses. The airport authority is currently constructing a new replacement terminal expected to open in phases through 2030. Our chauffeurs stage at the commercial vehicle lane outside baggage claim.

DSM to downtown Des Moines, Hy Vee Hall at the Iowa Events Center, and the Iowa State Capitol all run about 10 to 15 minutes via Fleur Drive northbound. We handle daily transfers to downtown hotels including the Hilton Des Moines Downtown, the Surety Hotel (the historic Hippee Building landmark), the Embassy Suites by Hilton Des Moines Downtown, and the Renaissance Des Moines Savery Hotel.

Yes. Principal Financial Group world headquarters in downtown Des Moines runs about 10 to 15 minutes from DSM via Fleur Drive, and Wells Fargo Des Moines (one of the largest Wells Fargo operations outside California, with the Wells Fargo Arena and surrounding corporate campus) runs about the same. We hold standing accounts with executive teams at Principal, Wells Fargo, Nationwide Mutual Insurance, EMC Insurance, and the broader Des Moines insurance and financial services corporate base.

Yes. John Deere has major operations across Iowa (with corporate offices in Moline, Illinois and a large supplier and dealer network across central Iowa), and Corteva Agriscience (the agricultural spinoff containing the former Pioneer Hi Bred seed business) maintains its Johnston, Iowa research campus about 15 to 20 minutes from DSM via Interstate 35 and Northwest 62nd Avenue. We hold standing accounts with Corteva Agriscience visiting executives and supplier delegations.

Yes. The Iowa State Fair (held each August at the Iowa State Fairgrounds, one of the largest state fairs in the United States, drawing over a million attendees) runs about 15 to 20 minutes from DSM via Interstate 235 eastbound. We handle daily fair week airport transfers, corporate hospitality logistics, and presidential candidate Iowa Caucus appearance transport during election cycle State Fair visits. The fair runs eleven days and includes the famous Butter Cow sculpture and political soapbox.

Yes. Iowa State University in Ames runs about 35 to 45 minutes from DSM via Interstate 35 northbound. We handle parent weekend transfers, Cyclones football game weekend transport at Jack Trice Stadium (the only FBS stadium named after a Black athlete), Hilton Coliseum basketball game pickups, graduation week, and VEISHEA week visitor logistics (note that the campus traditional VEISHEA celebration was discontinued, but other major university events continue).

Yes. Drake University and the Drake University Law School run about 10 to 15 minutes from DSM via Fleur Drive and University Avenue. We handle parent weekend transfers, Drake Bulldogs athletic event transport, graduation week pickups, and Drake Relays week logistics (the annual track and field meet held each April, drawing high school, collegiate, and elite athletes from across the country). The Iowa Supreme Court and Iowa Court of Appeals at the Iowa Judicial Branch Building sit in downtown Des Moines about 15 minutes from DSM.

Yes. The Iowa Caucus (the traditional first contest of the US presidential nomination calendar, held in January or February of presidential election years) generates the heaviest political and media travel demand of our Des Moines year during caucus cycles. We handle presidential campaign airport transfers, candidate motorcade logistics, national media credential transport, and Drake University and Iowa State debate venue pickups. Caucus week requires twelve to sixteen weeks of lead time.

The Iowa General Assembly meets in regular session each January through April. State agency executives, lobbyists, and corporate government affairs teams generate consistent Capitol corridor demand through DSM during session. We recommend 48 to 72 hours of lead time for session week service, with standing accounts for Iowa lobbying firms getting priority dispatch.

Yes. Dispatch runs around the clock with a live human on the line, and we operate red eye arrivals, 4 am corporate departures for Principal, Wells Fargo, and Corteva early morning meetings, and late night Iowa State Fair event pickups during fair week. There is no surcharge for late night or early morning service on standard bookings.