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Route Reliability

Atlanta → Des Moines

ATL–DSM · 743 miles · Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Des Moines International Airport

82
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
84%
Arrive within 15 minutes
3 min
Average arrival delay
2.2%
Cancelled
1,287
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Delta Air Lines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 84% of the time across 1,287 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The late departure is the smart one here.

ATL–DSM flights departing between 6–9 PM arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 79% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

ATL–DSM flights arrived on time 89% of the time on Wednesdays. On Fridays: 81%.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon82%(188 flights)
  • Tue83%(189 flights)
  • Wed89%(185 flights)
  • Thu83%(183 flights)
  • Fri81%(184 flights)
  • Sat86%(144 flights)
  • Sun82%(185 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM88%(34 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM87%(323 flights)
  • 12–3 PM88%(223 flights)
  • 3–6 PM81%(322 flights)
  • 6–9 PM90%(10 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM79%(346 flights)
On-time trend by month
81%
May

Jun 67% → May 81% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202567%112
July 202582%114
August 202585%116
September 202590%112
October 202592%119
November 202586%109
December 202583%107
January 202685%82
February 202682%78
March 202684%89
April 202685%103
May 202681%117

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Based on 1,287 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.