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Route Reliability

Fort Lauderdale → Des Moines

FLL–DSM · 1,316 miles · Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Des Moines International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
67%
Arrive within 15 minutes
20 min
Average arrival delay
2.1%
Cancelled
95
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Allegiant Air is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 67% of the time across 95 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

FLL–DSM flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 58% between 6–9 PM.

Mondays have been rough.

FLL–DSM flights arrived on time 77% of the time on Fridays and just 62% on Mondays. That gap is worth planning around.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon62%(13 flights)
  • Tue—(5 flights)
  • Wed—(0 flights)
  • Thu75%(28 flights)
  • Fri77%(13 flights)
  • Sat—(1 flights)
  • Sun63%(32 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM91%(21 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM76%(21 flights)
  • 12–3 PM—(8 flights)
  • 3–6 PM—(6 flights)
  • 6–9 PM58%(36 flights)

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 95 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.