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Airport month · September 2024
Des Moines International in September 2024
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.
In September 2024, reporting carriers scheduled 1,217 domestic departures from Des Moines International (DSM). 90.2% left less than 15 minutes late and 88.6% reached their destination on time; 0.2% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 84.4% of flights departed on time and 83.9% arrived on time, so DSM departures were 5.8 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in September 2023, the airport had 1,244 departures with 81.4% leaving on time: a change of +8.8 points, with flights down 2%.
Flights arriving at DSM that month were on time 84.2% of the time (1,219 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 49%, late-arriving aircraft 28% and national aviation system 20%.
- On time 88.6%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 10.9%
- Cancelled 0.2%
- Diverted 0.2%
September 2024 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Sep 2024 | Sep 2023 | DSM, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Sep 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 90.2% | 81.4% | 78.5% | 84.4% |
| Arrived on time | 88.6% | 78.7% | 77.3% | 83.9% |
| Cancelled | 0.2% | 0.5% | 2.5% | 0.6% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 7.6 min | 17.0 min | 20.8 min | 10.6 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 41 | 42 | 43 | 19,421 |
| Scheduled departures | 1,217 | 1,244 | 15,584 | 582,622 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9E Endeavor Air | 212 | 17% | 92.9% | -9.1 min | 0.0% |
| UA United Airlines | 181 | 15% | 89.5% | -3.3 min | 0.0% |
| AA American Airlines | 159 | 13% | 81.8% | 1.2 min | 0.6% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 145 | 12% | 94.5% | -4.3 min | 0.0% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 122 | 10% | 91.8% | -8.0 min | 0.0% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 109 | 9% | 73.4% | 5.3 min | 0.9% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 108 | 9% | 92.6% | -6.0 min | 0.0% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 82 | 7% | 95.1% | -8.5 min | 1.2% |
| YX Republic Airline | 42 | 3% | 90.5% | -10.7 min | 0.0% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 31 | 3% | 77.4% | 8.8 min | 0.0% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 26 | 2% | 76.9% | 37.3 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DSM–DEN | Des Moines to Denver | 206 | 90.3% | 4.2 min | 0.0% |
| DSM–ORD | Des Moines to Chicago | 197 | 87.8% | -4.5 min | 0.5% |
| DSM–ATL | Des Moines to Atlanta | 108 | 92.6% | -6.0 min | 0.0% |
| DSM–DFW | Des Moines to Dallas/Fort Worth | 97 | 86.6% | -4.0 min | 0.0% |
| DSM–DTW | Des Moines to Detroit | 81 | 96.3% | -12.0 min | 0.0% |
| DSM–MSP | Des Moines to Minneapolis | 81 | 87.7% | -2.3 min | 0.0% |
| DSM–LGA | Des Moines to New York | 80 | 96.3% | -15.8 min | 0.0% |
| DSM–CLT | Des Moines to Charlotte | 60 | 78.3% | 4.9 min | 1.7% |
| DSM–DCA | Des Moines to Washington | 60 | 83.3% | 2.9 min | 0.0% |
| DSM–STL | Des Moines to St. Louis | 55 | 98.2% | -11.5 min | 0.0% |
| DSM–LAS | Des Moines to Las Vegas | 48 | 87.5% | -7.9 min | 0.0% |
| DSM–PHX | Des Moines to Phoenix | 47 | 95.7% | -12.0 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left DSM on time in September 2024?
90.2% of 1,217 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 88.6% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 84.4% and 83.9%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In September 2023, 81.4% of 1,244 departures left on time and 0.5% were cancelled, against 90.2% and 0.2% in September 2024.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for September 2024; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for DSM · methodology · corrections.