Best time to fly Sanford to Des Moines

Every month pooled across the years on record, so "July" means July generally rather than one particular July. Full SFB to DSM record →

There is not yet enough of the year on record for this route to say anything about seasons. The months below are shown as recorded.

Month Flights On time Cancelled When late, by
January 32 81.3% 0% 44 min
February 28 82.1% 0% 65 min
March 45 90.7% 4.44% 40 min
April 24 91.7% 0% 26 min
May 33 66.7% 0% 63 min
June 40 70% 0% 94 min
July 40 65% 0% 44 min
August 29 72.4% 0% 91 min
September 22 90.9% 0% 56 min
October 34 93.9% 2.94% 34 min
November 26 80.8% 0% 150 min
December 41 66.7% 4.88% 232 min

What a seasonal pattern can and cannot tell you

Months differ for reasons that repeat — summer thunderstorms in the American interior, winter fog and de-icing in northern Europe, school holidays filling every seat and leaving no slack in the schedule. Those are real and they come back each year.

What the pattern cannot do is forecast a particular flight. A quiet month has late days and a bad month has punctual ones. Treat this as a way to choose between two dates you are indifferent about, not as a promise.