Historical on-time performance
Des Moines to Charlotte
815 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DSM–CLT arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.5%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-time79%Medianon timep9050 minCancel5.2%Flights154
- American AirlinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.8%Flights613
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline41%
- Weather16%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft34%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly DSM → CLT
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 66% to 79% on time.
- Mornings79% on time · p90 35 min · 1,096 flights
- Middays75% on time · p90 40 min · 453 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 60 min · 515 flights
- Evenings66% on time · p90 95 min · 211 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 80% on time.
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 55 min · 329 flights
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 328 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 50 min · 329 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 320 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 55 min · 325 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 45 min · 329 flights
- Saturdays70% on time · p90 60 min · 316 flights
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