Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Des Moines
624 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–DSM arrive on time 63% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate63%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay85 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.8%of scheduled flights
based on 1,215 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Envoy AirbestOn-time83%Medianon timep9025 minCancel2.3%Flights308
- American AirlinesOn-time56%Medianon timep90105 minCancel4.3%Flights907
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Late aircraft59%
- 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 DFW → 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 — 82% on time.
- Mornings82% on time · p90 35 min · 766 flights
- Middays69% on time · p90 80 min · 844 flights
- Afternoons64% on time · p90 75 min · 978 flights
- Overnights53% on time · p90 95 min · 1,095 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 62% to 72% on time.
- Tuesdays72% on time · p90 55 min · 523 flights
- Saturdays67% on time · p90 85 min · 517 flights
- Fridays66% on time · p90 85 min · 538 flights
- Mondays65% on time · p90 75 min · 547 flights
- Sundays65% on time · p90 90 min · 539 flights
- Wednesdays64% on time · p90 75 min · 528 flights
- Thursdays62% on time · p90 90 min · 538 flights
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