Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Des Moines
624 miData through May 2026Source: 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)
Cancelled3.9%of scheduled flights
based on 1,304 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Envoy AirbestOn-time82%Medianon timep9025 minCancel2.4%Flights296
- PSA AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9065 minCancel3.5%Flights86
- American AirlinesOn-time55%Median5 minp90110 minCancel4.4%Flights922
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline30%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft54%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline8%
- Weather86%
- Air traffic (NAS)6%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 51 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
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 (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 81% on time.
- Mornings81% on time · p90 40 min · 912 flights
- Middays68% on time · p90 80 min · 837 flights
- Afternoons64% on time · p90 85 min · 1,002 flights
- Overnights53% on time · p90 95 min · 1,100 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 64% to 71% on time.
- Tuesdays71% on time · p90 60 min · 547 flights
- Fridays67% on time · p90 70 min · 564 flights
- Wednesdays66% on time · p90 75 min · 552 flights
- Sundays64% on time · p90 90 min · 562 flights
- Mondays64% on time · p90 80 min · 563 flights
- Saturdays64% on time · p90 90 min · 546 flights
- Thursdays64% on time · p90 85 min · 564 flights
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