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Route Reliability

Des Moines → Sanford

DSM–SFB · 1,124 miles · Des Moines International Airport to Orlando Sanford International Airport

76
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
75%
Arrive within 15 minutes
17 min
Average arrival delay
0.9%
Cancelled
212
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Allegiant Air is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 75% of the time across 212 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

DSM–SFB flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 47% between 3–6 PM.

Saturdays have been rough.

DSM–SFB flights arrived on time 87% of the time on Tuesdays and just 65% on Saturdays. That gap is worth planning around.

Slipping a little lately.

DSM–SFB flights arrived on time 73% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 77% in the three months before that.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon78%(51 flights)
  • Tue87%(15 flights)
  • Wed85%(33 flights)
  • Thu—(8 flights)
  • Fri74%(50 flights)
  • Sat65%(46 flights)
  • Sun—(7 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM89%(47 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM79%(98 flights)
  • 12–3 PM85%(13 flights)
  • 3–6 PM47%(36 flights)
  • 6–9 PM69%(16 flights)
On-time trend by month
50%
May

Jun 76% → May 50% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202576%21
July 202573%22
August 202577%17
September 202592%13
October 202578%18
November 202556%16
December 202578%18
January 202674%19
February 202680%15
March 202687%23
April 202683%12
May 202650%16

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 212 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.