DSM to MSP flight delays
Des Moines, IA (DSM) Minneapolis, MN (MSP) · 232 miles
544 flights · July 2024 – July 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
81.75%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
1.29%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
68 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
13 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In October it ran 35.9 points more punctual than in July — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.
The route has been getting better. The later months in the record run 15.5 points more punctual than the earlier ones, which usually means a schedule that was too tight has been given more room.
Only Endeavor 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.
This is a thin route — 544 flights across the whole period. On a route this infrequent a cancellation is far more costly than the rate suggests, because the next departure may not be the same day.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over July 2024 – July 2026, Endeavor Air arrived on time most often on DSM to MSP. Flights ran closest to schedule in October and worst in June.
Every airline on DSM to MSP
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endeavor Air | 506 | 81.6% | 1.19% | 65 min | C |
| SkyWest Airlines | 37 | 83.33% | 2.7% | 113 min | — |
| Delta Air Lines | 1 | 100% | 0% | — | — |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
MSP to DSM Minneapolis back to Des Moines 84.17% on time BOther routes from Des Moines
Common questions
Are flights from Des Moines to Minneapolis usually delayed?
81.75% of flights on the DSM to MSP route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 2 in every ten arrived late. That is better than the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from Des Moines to Minneapolis?
Only Endeavor Air appears in the published record on this route, with 506 flights and 81.6% arriving on time.
How often are DSM to MSP flights cancelled?
1.29% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 13 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Des Moines to Minneapolis?
October, when 96.4% of flights arrived on time. The worst was July at 60.5%.
When DSM to MSP flights are late, how late are they?
About 68 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 DSM to MSP 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 →