US EditionDes Moines airport closes after Delta plane slides off runway
The Delta Connection flight slid off the icy runway amid a winter storm; all 58 onboard were unharmed and the airport closed until mid-morning Sunday, with 42% of flights canceled.
- On Saturday night, a Delta Connection flight 5087 from Detroit slid off the runway at Des Moines International Airport during landing, with all 54 passengers and crew uninjured and bused to the terminal.
- A post-Thanksgiving winter storm dumped about 10 inches in Des Moines and up to 15 inches elsewhere, with the National Weather Service issuing winter warnings as snow moved into the DSM area Friday through early Sunday.
- Airport staff reported the plane remained on the pavement Saturday night and could not be moved until formally released by the National Transportation Safety Board, which will investigate the incident.
- The FAA listed DSM as closed after the runway incident and the airport was expected to reopen by mid-morning Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025; FlightAware reported 41 cancellations and 45 delays.
- The airport reopened to travelers Sunday hours after the skidding incident, with airlines rescheduling and FlightAware tracking at least two reroutes to Kansas City and Omaha; DSM urged passengers to check flydsm.com and contact airlines for updates.
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Independent EspañolBy NAM Y. HUH and JAMIE STENGLE CHICAGO (AP) — Travelers returning home after the Thanksgiving holiday met on Sunday with hundreds of delayed and cancelled flights in Chicago following a winter storm in the region, while a winter mix of rain and snow was developing in the northeast. In Wisconsin, utility gangs were working to restore electricity to thousands of people, while Des Moines Airport, Iowa, resumed operations on a crucial day of activi…
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