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Des Moines International Airport is a civil-military public airport three miles southwest of Des Moines, in Polk County, Iowa. It has 19 connections to major airline hubs. This airport is in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which called it a ''primary commercial service'' airport.〔 〕 In 2014, a record 2.3 million passengers used the airport, up 5.4 percent from 2013.〔http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/business/2015/01/12/des-moines-airport-record-passengers/21665659/〕 The airport hosts the Des Moines Air National Guard Base and 132d Fighter Wing (132 FW) of the Iowa Air National Guard. ==History== During the 1920s the Des Moines area had several small private airports for general aviation and airmail. In 1929, the Iowa General Assembly passed a law allowing cities to sell bonds and levy assessments in order to build municipal airports. Over 80 sites were considered for the Des Moines Airport until a decision was made to build on 160 acres (0.65 km²) of farmland south of the city. Construction of the airport began in 1932 and was completed in 1933. The airport's first passenger terminal was built shortly after the airport was completed. It was replaced by a new terminal in 1950 that has been expanded and renovated several times since then. The present concourses were built in 1970, along with the remodeling of the terminal. The airport itself has expanded several times from its original site and now covers 2,300 acres (9.3 km²) of land. The airport was originally governed by the City of Des Moines' Parks Department. A separate Aviation Department was established by the city during the 1960s, and in 1982, a separate Aviation Policy Advisory Board was established. The airport was renamed the Des Moines International Airport in 1986 to acknowledge the presence of a United States Customs Service office at the airport. In 2011, the City of Des Moines transferred control 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 public authority. In turn, the authority agreed to a 99-year lease on the land. In 2014, a record 2.3 million passengers used the airport, up 5.4 percent from 2013.〔 Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 919,990 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,〔 〕 853,596 in 2009〔 〕 and 932,828 in 2011.〔http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/media/PrelimCY12CommercialServiceEnplanements.pdf〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Des Moines International Airport」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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