The Jefferson

Near the airport

Apartments near the Des Moines airport

Des Moines International Airport is about 4.0 miles from The Jefferson. For anyone who flies for work, that is close enough to matter and far enough to be quiet.

The distance

The airport terminal at 5800 Fleur Drive is 4.0 miles from the community by road, west and a little south. SE 14th Street connects to Army Post Road and Fleur Drive, so it is a short, mostly arterial drive rather than a freeway slog.

The terminal at Des Moines International Airport
Des Moines International Airport. Photo: Manop, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Close, not under the approach

The south side sits near the airport without sitting on top of it. You get the short trip to the terminal without living under the final approach. If you travel often for work, that trade is the point of this location.

Every home is a renovated two-bedroom, one bath, about 850 square feet, with a new kitchen, a redone bath, new flooring and fresh paint, and a stove and refrigerator included. Live pricing is on the availability page.

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Questions people ask

How far is The Jefferson from the Des Moines airport?

About 4.0 miles by road to the terminal at 5800 Fleur Drive.

Is The Jefferson under the flight path?

No. The community is on SE 14th Street, a few miles east of the airport, near it rather than beneath the approach.

How do you get to the airport from The Jefferson?

By car it is a short arterial drive via Army Post Road and Fleur Drive. DART Route 6 also runs SE 14th toward the south side; check ridedart.com for connections.

Distances are road miles from 3712 SE 14th Street, measured with OpenStreetMap routing in October 2026. The site keeps no distance module of its own, so the route planner is the source.

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