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Route Reliability

Des Moines → Dallas–Fort Worth

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

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
74%
Arrive within 15 minutes
18 min
Average arrival delay
3.8%
Cancelled
1,433
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 74% of the time across 1,433 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The 12–3 PM departure wins.

DSM–DFW flights departing between 12–3 PM arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 64% between 3–6 PM.

Mondays have been rough.

DSM–DFW flights arrived on time 83% of the time on Tuesdays and just 68% on Mondays. That gap is worth planning around.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.8% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Trending in the right direction.

DSM–DFW flights arrived on time 83% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 73% 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
  • Mon68%(198 flights)
  • Tue83%(196 flights)
  • Wed76%(199 flights)
  • Thu74%(199 flights)
  • Fri73%(201 flights)
  • Sat69%(182 flights)
  • Sun73%(192 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM82%(348 flights)
  • 6–9 AM—(1 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM82%(304 flights)
  • 12–3 PM86%(49 flights)
  • 3–6 PM64%(408 flights)
  • 6–9 PM67%(257 flights)
On-time trend by month
83%
May

Jun 71% → May 83% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202571%110
July 202561%112
August 202574%114
September 202572%114
October 202574%118
November 202568%109
December 202565%119
January 202677%107
February 202678%113
March 202681%117
April 202684%117
May 202683%117

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Based on 1,433 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.