Historical on-time performance
Des Moines to New York
1,031 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
- Airline20%
- Weather39%
- Air traffic (NAS)41%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS). Shares are among 41 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 → LGA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 75% to 82% on time.
- Mornings82% on time · p90 30 min · 1,343 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 25 min · 231 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 55 min · 304 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 86% on time.
- Wednesdays86% on time · p90 15 min · 311 flights
- Saturdays85% on time · p90 30 min · 104 flights · limited
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 308 flights
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 45 min · 311 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 30 min · 310 flights
- Sundays79% on time · p90 35 min · 224 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 50 min · 310 flights
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