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Route Reliability

Des Moines → Miami

DSM–MIA · 1,327 miles · Des Moines International Airport to Miami International Airport

78
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
84%
Arrive within 15 minutes
0 min
Average arrival delay
3.4%
Cancelled
175
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 84% of the time across 175 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Saturdays have been rough.

DSM–MIA flights arrived on time 92% of the time on Fridays and just 72% on Saturdays. That gap is worth planning around.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.4% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon86%(22 flights)
  • Tue86%(22 flights)
  • Wed86%(22 flights)
  • Thu86%(22 flights)
  • Fri92%(24 flights)
  • Sat72%(36 flights)
  • Sun86%(21 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM—(8 flights)
  • 6–9 AM85%(161 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
Mar

Nov 85% → Mar 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
November 202585%26
December 202586%29
January 202686%29
February 202682%28
March 202690%30

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 175 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.