Historical on-time performance
Des Moines to Detroit
534 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
No flights recorded for last 12 months on this route.
By airline
How each carrier compares
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Why flights run late
Delay causes
Delay-cause data appears once delayed flights are recorded for this window.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline40%
- Weather40%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 20 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 DSM → DTW
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 — 93% on time.
- Mornings93% on time · p90 5 min · 581 flights
- Middays86% on time · p90 30 min · 482 flights
- Evenings84% on time · p90 35 min · 416 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 85% to 92% on time.
- Wednesdays92% on time · p90 5 min · 219 flights
- Mondays89% on time · p90 15 min · 227 flights
- Saturdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 168 flights · limited
- Sundays88% on time · p90 10 min · 226 flights
- Fridays86% on time · p90 45 min · 228 flights
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 30 min · 214 flights
- Thursdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 228 flights
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