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Route Reliability

Minneapolis → Des Moines

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

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Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
80%
Arrive within 15 minutes
9 min
Average arrival delay
1.4%
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 80% of the time across 1,254 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

MSP–DSM flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 73% between 3–6 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

MSP–DSM flights arrived on time 88% of the time on Saturdays. On Fridays: 73%.

Trending in the right direction.

MSP–DSM flights arrived on time 81% 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
  • Mon74%(183 flights)
  • Tue82%(185 flights)
  • Wed81%(185 flights)
  • Thu80%(180 flights)
  • Fri73%(183 flights)
  • Sat88%(140 flights)
  • Sun81%(180 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM82%(163 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM86%(217 flights)
  • 12–3 PM83%(304 flights)
  • 3–6 PM73%(195 flights)
  • 6–9 PM75%(357 flights)
On-time trend by month
77%
May

Jun 79% → May 77% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202579%115
July 202574%119
August 202588%118
September 202586%116
October 202582%119
November 202584%100
December 202557%101
January 202677%84
February 202682%78
March 202681%85
April 202685%88
May 202677%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.