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DSMORD

14 flights on this route

United Airlines has the strongest Starlink rating on Des Moines (DSM) to Chicago (ORD) flights: likely. Passengers booking United Airlines on this route have a strong chance of flying on a Starlink-enabled aircraft.

Reverse direction: ORD → DSM

Best-Rated Airline

United AirlinesRolling Out

UA3715 — Rating: Likely — E75L

Fleet Coverage682 of 1,575 equipped43%

Source: United's Starlink tracker, as of Nov 7, 2026

45 aircraft independently verified

All Airlines on This Route

United AirlinesRolling Out

UA3715 — E75L

Our records show Starlink on all of United Airlines' E175 aircraft, the type scheduled on this route. We have not yet tracked a flight on this route.

Likely
United AirlinesRolling Out

UA5219 — E75L

Our records show Starlink on all of United Airlines' E175 aircraft, the type scheduled on this route. We have not yet tracked a flight on this route.

Likely
United AirlinesRolling Out

UA5715 — E75L

Our records show Starlink on all of United Airlines' E175 aircraft, the type scheduled on this route. We have not yet tracked a flight on this route.

Likely
United AirlinesRolling Out

UA4680 — CRJ7

Our records show Starlink on all of United Airlines' CRJ-550/700 aircraft, the type scheduled on this route. We have not yet tracked a flight on this route.

Likely
United AirlinesRolling Out

UA3497 — E75L

Our records show Starlink on all of United Airlines' E175 aircraft, the type scheduled on this route. We have not yet tracked a flight on this route.

Likely
United AirlinesRolling Out

UA8163 — B738

We tracked 23 recent United Airlines flights between DSM and ORD. 1 of them used an aircraft confirmed to have Starlink. The other 22 flew on aircraft we have not checked.

Possible
United AirlinesRolling Out

UA2133 — B738

We tracked 23 recent United Airlines flights between DSM and ORD. 1 of them used an aircraft confirmed to have Starlink. The other 22 flew on aircraft we have not checked.

Possible
United AirlinesRolling Out

UA1363 — B738

We tracked 23 recent United Airlines flights between DSM and ORD. 1 of them used an aircraft confirmed to have Starlink. The other 22 flew on aircraft we have not checked.

Possible
United AirlinesRolling Out

UA1952 — B38M

We tracked 23 recent United Airlines flights between DSM and ORD. 1 of them used an aircraft confirmed to have Starlink. The other 22 flew on aircraft we have not checked.

Possible
United AirlinesRolling Out

UA675 — B39M

We tracked 23 recent United Airlines flights between DSM and ORD. 1 of them used an aircraft confirmed to have Starlink. The other 22 flew on aircraft we have not checked.

Possible
United AirlinesRolling Out

UA312 — B737

We tracked 21 recent flights on this route. 1 of them used an aircraft confirmed to have Starlink. The other 20 flew on aircraft we have not checked.

Possible
United AirlinesRolling Out

UA8153 — A21N

We tracked 69 recent United Airlines flights between DSM and ORD. None of the aircraft have been individually confirmed, so this rating uses United Airlines' published Starlink share for those aircraft types.

Very unlikely
United AirlinesRolling Out

UA1053 — A21N

We tracked 69 recent United Airlines flights between DSM and ORD. None of the aircraft have been individually confirmed, so this rating uses United Airlines' published Starlink share for those aircraft types.

Very unlikely
United AirlinesRolling Out

UA1398 — A319

We tracked 69 recent United Airlines flights between DSM and ORD. None of the aircraft have been individually confirmed, so this rating uses United Airlines' published Starlink share for those aircraft types.

Very unlikely

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