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Des Moines → Chicago
0h 52m avg · 306 miles · 266nm · Recently active route — first recorded March 2026
17.3t CO₂ · Last 30 DaysTypical
Last updated March 31st 2026 at 9:35 AM UTC
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Compared to: preceding 30 days · 31 Jan 2026 – 2 Mar 20262 Mar 2026 – 1 Apr 2026·vs 31 Jan 2026 – 2 Mar 2026
Route Impact Summary
Total CO₂
17.3tons
Flights
7flights
Avg CO₂/Flight
1.4tons
CO₂/nm
0.0053t CO₂/nm
Fuel Burned
1Kgallons
17.2 tons CO₂ in selected period
Emissions spike detected
Emissions 73% above route average on 9 Mar
Route Patterns
Predominantly charter activity — 86% of flights on this route are charter-operated
17.3t
Total CO₂
1.2t
Avg CO₂/flight
14
Flights
Operator Profile
Charter
86%6 flights7.8t
Owner
14%1 flight2.0t
Charter/owner data available for 50% of flights (7 unclassified)
Top Aircraft Models
Embraer Phenom 3005.9t CO₂
5 flights · avg 1.2t/flight · 34%
Cessna Citation Latitude4.4t CO₂
3 flights · avg 1.5t/flight · 26%
Bombardier Challenger 3502.0t CO₂
1 flight · avg 2.0t/flight · 12%
Cessna Citation Sovereign1.6t CO₂
1 flight · avg 1.6t/flight · 9%
Gulfstream G2801.6t CO₂
1 flight · avg 1.6t/flight · 9%
📍International route·short-haul route · 266nm
Spikes
Significant deviations from this route's baseline in the selected period.
CO₂ Above Baseline
1t
Signals Detected
1
Highest Severity
Medium
Emissions
MediumNew5 Mar 2026
Emissions spike on 5 Mar 2026 — 2.0t CO₂ vs route daily average of 0.7t (207% above)
2.0t CO₂ on 5 Mar 2026 — 207% above route average
Aircraft Flying This Route
Aircraft Flying This Route
3.2t CO₂ · avg 1.6t/flight · Last seen 13 Mar 2026
2.2t CO₂ · avg 1.1t/flight · Last seen 9 Mar 2026
2.0t CO₂ · avg 2.0t/flight · Last seen 5 Mar 2026
1.2t CO₂ · avg 1.2t/flight · Last seen 3 Mar 2026
1.2t CO₂ · avg 1.2t/flight · Last seen 7 Mar 2026