Historical on-time performance
St. Petersburg to Des Moines
Flights on PIE–DSM arrive on time 63% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 32 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Allegiant AirOn-time63%Medianon timep9055 minCancel6.3%Flights32
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline11%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)45%
- Late aircraft43%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
Over time
On-time trend
The monthly trend appears once more than one month of data is loaded. Currently showing a single month.
By season
On-time rate by month
The seasonal pattern appears once multiple months of the year are loaded.
When to fly
Best time to fly PIE → DSM
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 10 min · 69 flights · limited
- Middays76% on time · p90 55 min · 244 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 50 min · 75 flights · limited
- Overnights61% on time · p90 90 min · 106 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 76% on time.
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 59 flights · limited
- Fridays73% on time · p90 55 min · 155 flights · limited
- Wednesdays71% on time · p90 45 min · 58 flights · limited
- Mondays71% on time · p90 60 min · 153 flights · limited
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