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Des Moines (DSM) departure delays

1,356 departures · 31 routes · March 2025 – August 2026

76.23%

Left on time

Within 15 minutes of schedule

2.88%

Cancelled

Share of departures

97 min

When late, late by

Average delayed departure

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Rank

Among graded US airports

What the record says about DSM

DSM runs about as well as the average airport here.

The airlines flying from here are not equally affected. SkyWest Airlines left on time 6.4 points more often than Allegiant Air from the same airport — which is the clearest evidence available that a delayed departure is not purely the airport's fault.

Which airlines run best out of DSM

Airline	Departures	On time
SkyWest Airlines	210	72.4%
American Airlines	211	66.3%
Allegiant Air	214	66%

Routes out of DSM

DSM → ORD Chicago 268 flights · 72.94% on time D DSM → DEN Denver 219 flights · 76.26% on time C DSM → DFW Dallas/Fort Worth 119 flights · 62.5% on time F DSM → ATL Atlanta 113 flights · 90.83% on time A DSM → PHL Philadelphia 66 flights · 79.03% on time — DSM → PHX Phoenix 61 flights · 77.05% on time — DSM → CLT Charlotte 60 flights · 72.41% on time — DSM → MDW Chicago 60 flights · 85% on time — DSM → DCA Washington 60 flights · 78% on time — DSM → LAS Las Vegas 51 flights · 70.59% on time — DSM → IAH Houston 30 flights · 83.33% on time — DSM → LAX Los Angeles 30 flights · 63.33% on time — DSM → LGA New York 26 flights · 92.31% on time — DSM → SFB Sanford 19 flights · 52.63% on time — DSM → BNA Nashville 19 flights · 89.47% on time — DSM → PIE St. Petersburg 19 flights · 78.95% on time — DSM → PGD Punta Gorda 13 flights · 69.23% on time — DSM → AZA Phoenix 13 flights · 76.92% on time — DSM → PDX Portland 12 flights · 41.67% on time — DSM → SNA Santa Ana 10 flights · 90% on time — DSM → BUR Burbank 9 flights · 44.44% on time — DSM → EWR Newark 9 flights · 100% on time — DSM → FLL Fort Lauderdale 9 flights · 55.56% on time — DSM → GUF Gulf Shores 9 flights · 66.67% on time — DSM → MIA Miami 8 flights · 100% on time — DSM → VPS Valparaiso 8 flights · 57.14% on time — DSM → HOU Houston 8 flights · 100% on time — DSM → JAX Jacksonville 8 flights · 37.5% on time — DSM → BOS Boston 8 flights · 50% on time — DSM → AUS Austin 8 flights · 25% on time — DSM → SRQ Sarasota/Bradenton 4 flights · 100% on time —

Common questions

How bad are delays at Des Moines (DSM)?

76.23% of departures from DSM left within 15 minutes of schedule across 1,356 flights. That is about average.

Which airline is most punctual from DSM?

SkyWest Airlines, at 72.4% on time from this airport. The least punctual was Allegiant Air at 66%.

How often are flights from DSM cancelled?

2.88% of scheduled departures did not operate.