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Route Reliability

Des Moines → Minneapolis

DSM–MSP · 232 miles · Des Moines International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport

84
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
82%
Arrive within 15 minutes
9 min
Average arrival delay
1.5%
Cancelled
1,254
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Delta Air Lines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 82% of the time across 1,254 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

DSM–MSP flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 76% between 12–3 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

DSM–MSP flights arrived on time 85% of the time on Sundays. On Fridays: 77%.

Trending in the right direction.

DSM–MSP flights arrived on time 86% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 72% 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
  • Mon84%(183 flights)
  • Tue83%(184 flights)
  • Wed84%(185 flights)
  • Thu84%(180 flights)
  • Fri77%(182 flights)
  • Sat79%(140 flights)
  • Sun85%(181 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM86%(355 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM86%(340 flights)
  • 12–3 PM76%(208 flights)
  • 3–6 PM79%(332 flights)
On-time trend by month
82%
May

Jun 74% → May 82% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202574%114
July 202586%119
August 202586%118
September 202586%116
October 202592%119
November 202588%100
December 202559%101
January 202681%84
February 202676%78
March 202687%85
April 202690%88
May 202682%113

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Based on 1,254 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.