Historical on-time performance
Minneapolis to Des Moines
232 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
- Airline35%
- Weather65%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 26 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 MSP → 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 86% on time.
- Middays86% on time · p90 20 min · 610 flights
- Afternoons81% on time · p90 30 min · 458 flights
- Evenings80% on time · p90 40 min · 544 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 87% on time.
- Saturdays87% on time · p90 25 min · 189 flights · limited
- Wednesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 244 flights
- Sundays85% on time · p90 20 min · 240 flights
- Mondays83% on time · p90 35 min · 245 flights
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 246 flights
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 243 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 50 min · 247 flights
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