Historical on-time performance
Des Moines to Los Angeles
1,447 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DSM–LAX arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate72%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay75 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.5%of scheduled flights
based on 187 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9075 minCancel0.5%Flights187
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline87%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)5%
- Late aircraft7%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather100%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 1 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
Keep exploring