Des Moines International in November 2024

90.2%departed on time

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 November 2024, reporting carriers scheduled 1,259 domestic departures from Des Moines International (DSM). 90.2% left less than 15 minutes late and 88.0% reached their destination on time; 0.2% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 85.2% of flights departed on time and 84.8% arrived on time, so DSM departures were 5.0 points above the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in November 2023, the airport had 1,215 departures with 87.5% leaving on time: a change of +2.7 points, with flights up 4%.

Flights arriving at DSM that month were on time 87.2% of the time (1,260 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 44%, air carrier 36% and national aviation system 18%.

On time 88.0%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 11.7%
Cancelled 0.2%
Diverted 0.2%

Every scheduled departure from DSM in November 2024, judged by arrival at the destination.

November 2024 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation

Measure	Nov 2024	Nov 2023	DSM, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Nov 2024
Departed on time	90.2%	87.5%	78.5%	85.2%
Arrived on time	88.0%	87.4%	77.3%	84.8%
Cancelled	0.2%	0.0%	2.5%	0.5%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	8.8 min	10.4 min	20.8 min	10.2 min
Scheduled departures a day	42	41	43	19,180
Scheduled departures	1,259	1,215	15,584	575,404

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
9E Endeavor Air	210	17%	94.8%	-12.1 min	0.0%
AA American Airlines	203	16%	82.8%	15.6 min	0.5%
UA United Airlines	188	15%	87.8%	-0.7 min	0.0%
WN Southwest Airlines	145	12%	89.7%	-6.2 min	0.0%
G4 Allegiant Air	129	10%	82.2%	-1.7 min	0.0%
DL Delta Air Lines	105	8%	96.2%	-15.6 min	0.0%
OO SkyWest Airlines	83	7%	83.1%	1.3 min	1.2%
MQ Envoy Air	66	5%	83.3%	-5.0 min	0.0%
YX Republic Airline	55	4%	89.1%	-4.4 min	0.0%
OH PSA Airlines	54	4%	87.0%	-5.9 min	0.0%
F9 Frontier Airlines	21	2%	90.5%	-5.4 min	0.0%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
DSM–DEN	Des Moines to Denver	171	84.8%	-3.6 min	0.6%
DSM–ORD	Des Moines to Chicago	164	87.2%	3.0 min	0.0%
DSM–DFW	Des Moines to Dallas/Fort Worth	107	76.6%	9.6 min	0.9%
DSM–ATL	Des Moines to Atlanta	104	96.2%	-15.3 min	0.0%
DSM–PHX	Des Moines to Phoenix	97	91.8%	15.7 min	0.0%
DSM–MSP	Des Moines to Minneapolis	83	92.8%	-9.9 min	0.0%
DSM–LGA	Des Moines to New York	79	92.4%	-10.6 min	0.0%
DSM–DTW	Des Moines to Detroit	77	94.8%	-12.9 min	0.0%
DSM–CLT	Des Moines to Charlotte	59	84.7%	5.6 min	0.0%
DSM–STL	Des Moines to St. Louis	56	91.1%	-10.7 min	0.0%
DSM–DCA	Des Moines to Washington	54	87.0%	-5.9 min	0.0%
DSM–LAS	Des Moines to Las Vegas	47	91.5%	-5.1 min	0.0%

By scheduled departure hour

100

On-time share:under 62%6270768288% and over

Share of departures that left less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled hour (local time), November 2024.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Nov 2024	Minutes
Air carrier	36.1%	36.9%	3,864
Late-arriving aircraft	44.4%	35.6%	4,751
National Aviation System	17.6%	21.9%	1,879
Extreme weather	1.7%	5.4%	178
Security	0.3%	0.2%	33

10,705 delay minutes on 147 flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late and carried a cause report. Carriers assign the categories; see what each category means.

Questions and answers

How many flights left DSM on time in November 2024?

90.2% of 1,259 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 88.0% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 85.2% and 84.8%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In November 2023, 87.5% of 1,215 departures left on time and 0.0% were cancelled, against 90.2% and 0.2% in November 2024.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for November 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.