Historical on-time performance
Charlotte to Des Moines
815 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CLT–DSM arrive on time 70% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate70%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.3%of scheduled flights
based on 767 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- PSA AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9040 minCancel5.8%Flights155
- American AirlinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9055 minCancel1.5%Flights612
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline37%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft40%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly CLT → DSM
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 92% on time.
- Mornings92% on time · p90 10 min · 50 flights · limited
- Middays78% on time · p90 40 min · 919 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 45 min · 226 flights
- Overnights63% on time · p90 75 min · 1,043 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 67% to 78% on time.
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 328 flights
- Wednesdays73% on time · p90 55 min · 329 flights
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 50 min · 319 flights
- Mondays69% on time · p90 60 min · 330 flights
- Fridays69% on time · p90 70 min · 324 flights
- Sundays67% on time · p90 60 min · 329 flights
- Saturdays67% on time · p90 50 min · 316 flights
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