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Route Reliability

Des Moines → Sarasota

DSMSRQ · 1,160 miles · Des Moines International Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport

81
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
75%
Arrive within 15 minutes
13 min
Average arrival delay
0%
Cancelled
71
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 71 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The 9 AM–12 PM departure wins.

DSM–SRQ flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 100% of the time, versus 67% between 6–9 AM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

DSM–SRQ flights arrived on time 82% of the time on Thursdays and just 67% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon(1 flights)
  • Tue(4 flights)
  • Wed(1 flights)
  • Thu82%(22 flights)
  • Fri(2 flights)
  • Sat77%(17 flights)
  • Sun67%(24 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM67%(39 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM100%(11 flights)
  • 12–3 PM82%(17 flights)
  • 3–6 PM(3 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(1 flights)

Based on 71 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.