Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Des Moines
299 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ORD–DSM arrive on time 71% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate71%arrived within 15 min
Median delayon timetypical arrival
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worsetail risk
Cancelled2.7%of scheduled flights
based on 2,810 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysbestOn-time77%Medianon timep9045 minCancel3.4%Flights650
- United AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9050 minCancel1.5%Flights942
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time66%Medianon timep9080 minCancel3.3%Flights841
- Envoy AirOn-time75%Medianon timep9035 minCancel2.7%Flights224
- American AirlinesOn-time56%Median5 minp90125 minCancel3.3%Flights153
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline33%
- Weather13%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Late aircraft40%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
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