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Route Reliability

Dallas–Fort Worth → Des Moines

DFW–DSM · 624 miles · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to Des Moines International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
68%
Arrive within 15 minutes
23 min
Average arrival delay
3.6%
Cancelled
1,431
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 68% of the time across 1,431 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

DFW–DSM flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 47% between 6–9 PM.

Thursday is the weak spot.

DFW–DSM flights arrived on time 74% of the time on Tuesdays. On Thursdays: 61%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.6% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Trending in the right direction.

DFW–DSM flights arrived on time 76% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 64% in the three months before that.

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
  • Mon64%(197 flights)
  • Tue74%(201 flights)
  • Wed70%(198 flights)
  • Thu61%(201 flights)
  • Fri72%(202 flights)
  • Sat67%(180 flights)
  • Sun68%(198 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM83%(307 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM90%(50 flights)
  • 12–3 PM65%(361 flights)
  • 3–6 PM71%(319 flights)
  • 6–9 PM47%(30 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM52%(310 flights)
On-time trend by month
77%
May

Jun 60% → May 77% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202560%113
July 202561%111
August 202570%115
September 202568%117
October 202568%118
November 202566%110
December 202558%120
January 202665%107
February 202669%112
March 202672%119
April 202680%118
May 202677%117

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Based on 1,431 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.