Historical on-time performance
Detroit to Des Moines
534 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
No flights recorded for last 12 months on this route.
By airline
How each carrier compares
No airline figures for this window yet.
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
- Airline43%
- Weather43%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 21 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 DTW → DSM
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 80% to 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 445 flights
- Afternoons87% on time · p90 20 min · 480 flights
- Overnights85% on time · p90 15 min · 156 flights · limited
- Evenings81% on time · p90 30 min · 310 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 50 min · 120 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 82% to 89% on time.
- Mondays89% on time · p90 10 min · 227 flights
- Saturdays88% on time · p90 25 min · 168 flights · limited
- Wednesdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 219 flights
- Thursdays86% on time · p90 15 min · 229 flights
- Fridays85% on time · p90 25 min · 228 flights
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 30 min · 214 flights
- Sundays82% on time · p90 25 min · 226 flights
Keep exploring