Historical on-time performance
Detroit to Des Moines
534 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
No flights recorded for last 12 months on this route.
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Why flights run late
Delay causes
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Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly DTW → DSM
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 81% to 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 5 min · 473 flights
- Overnights87% on time · p90 15 min · 300 flights
- Afternoons86% on time · p90 20 min · 510 flights
- Middays85% on time · p90 30 min · 241 flights
- Evenings81% on time · p90 30 min · 316 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 84% to 89% on time.
- Saturdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 210 flights
- Mondays89% on time · p90 15 min · 279 flights
- Thursdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 278 flights
- Wednesdays86% on time · p90 25 min · 263 flights
- Fridays86% on time · p90 25 min · 277 flights
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 30 min · 258 flights
- Sundays84% on time · p90 20 min · 275 flights
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