AZA to DSM flight delays
Phoenix, AZ (AZA) Des Moines, IA (DSM) · 1,137 miles
374 flights · July 2024 – July 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
68.02%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
1.34%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
80 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
26 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
This route does worse than its own airport. AZA as a whole runs 14.9 points more punctual than these flights, which points at something specific to the route — the time of day it is scheduled, or the aircraft that feed it — rather than the airport.
The two directions do not behave alike. DSM to AZA arrives on time 5.4 points more often than the outbound. Delay accumulates through the flying day, so whichever direction is scheduled later tends to carry the worse record — which is an argument for booking the morning departure if the choice exists.
Flights from Phoenix to Des Moines run late more often than the average route, though not severely.
Only Allegiant Air flies this route in the published record, so there is no choice to weigh — the route's figures and the airline's are the same figures.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over July 2024 – July 2026, Allegiant Air arrived on time most often on AZA to DSM. Flights ran closest to schedule in May and worst in August.
Every airline on AZA to DSM
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegiant Air | 374 | 68.02% | 1.34% | 80 min | D |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
DSM to AZA Des Moines back to Phoenix 73.44% on time DOther routes from Phoenix
- AZA → PVU · Provo C
- AZA → FAR · Fargo A
- AZA → FSD · Sioux Falls B
- AZA → BIS · Bismarck/Mandan B
- AZA → ATW · Appleton B
- AZA → IDA · Idaho Falls A
- AZA → GRR · Grand Rapids B
- AZA → PIA · Peoria A
- AZA → CID · Cedar Rapids/Iowa City B
- AZA → RAP · Rapid City B
- AZA → SGF · Springfield B
- AZA → BIL · Billings B
Common questions
Are flights from Phoenix to Des Moines usually delayed?
68.02% of flights on the AZA to DSM route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 3 in every ten arrived late. That is worse than the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from Phoenix to Des Moines?
Only Allegiant Air appears in the published record on this route, with 374 flights and 68.02% arriving on time.
How often are AZA to DSM flights cancelled?
1.34% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 13 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
When AZA to DSM flights are late, how late are they?
About 80 minutes on average across the flights that arrived more than 15 minutes behind schedule.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on AZA to DSM during July 2024 – July 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →