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Route Reliability

Sanford → Des Moines

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

86
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
11 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 81% of the time across 212 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

SFB–DSM flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 63% between 3–6 PM.

Saturdays have been rough.

SFB–DSM flights arrived on time 93% of the time on Tuesdays and just 72% on Saturdays. That gap is worth planning around.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon82%(51 flights)
  • Tue93%(15 flights)
  • Wed91%(33 flights)
  • Thu—(8 flights)
  • Fri86%(50 flights)
  • Sat72%(46 flights)
  • Sun—(7 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM90%(83 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM91%(46 flights)
  • 12–3 PM65%(37 flights)
  • 3–6 PM63%(32 flights)
  • 6–9 PM91%(11 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM—(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
63%
May

Jun 81% → May 63% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202581%21
July 202577%22
August 202571%17
September 2025100%13
October 202594%18
November 202581%16
December 202578%18
January 202674%19
February 202687%15
March 202691%23
April 202683%12
May 202663%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.