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Airport month · June 2025
Des Moines International in June 2025
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 June 2025, reporting carriers scheduled 1,331 domestic departures from Des Moines International (DSM). 77.4% left less than 15 minutes late and 75.4% reached their destination on time; 1.3% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 71.4% of flights departed on time and 70.3% arrived on time, so DSM departures were 6.0 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in June 2024, the airport had 1,281 departures with 76.2% leaving on time: a change of +1.2 points, with flights up 4%.
Flights arriving at DSM that month were on time 66.3% of the time (1,336 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 39%, late-arriving aircraft 32% and national aviation system 23%.
- On time 75.4%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 22.6%
- Cancelled 1.3%
- Diverted 0.7%
June 2025 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Jun 2025 | Jun 2024 | DSM, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 77.4% | 76.2% | 78.5% | 71.4% |
| Arrived on time | 75.4% | 75.0% | 77.3% | 70.3% |
| Cancelled | 1.3% | 0.9% | 2.5% | 1.6% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 19.0 min | 21.2 min | 20.8 min | 22.1 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 44 | 43 | 43 | 20,386 |
| Scheduled departures | 1,331 | 1,281 | 15,584 | 611,575 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G4 Allegiant Air | 222 | 17% | 79.7% | 6.5 min | 0.9% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 212 | 16% | 75.0% | 17.0 min | 0.5% |
| UA United Airlines | 188 | 14% | 73.9% | 13.9 min | 1.1% |
| AA American Airlines | 184 | 14% | 70.1% | 16.3 min | 2.2% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 146 | 11% | 87.7% | 0.1 min | 0.0% |
| YX Republic Airline | 128 | 10% | 63.3% | 20.7 min | 1.6% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 114 | 9% | 78.1% | 12.1 min | 1.8% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 68 | 5% | 77.9% | 5.8 min | 2.9% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 60 | 5% | 73.3% | 10.2 min | 3.3% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 9 | 1% | 55.6% | 13.2 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DSM–ORD | Des Moines to Chicago | 281 | 69.0% | 17.8 min | 0.7% |
| DSM–DEN | Des Moines to Denver | 215 | 76.7% | 10.8 min | 0.9% |
| DSM–DFW | Des Moines to Dallas/Fort Worth | 116 | 65.5% | 21.7 min | 1.7% |
| DSM–ATL | Des Moines to Atlanta | 114 | 78.1% | 12.1 min | 1.8% |
| DSM–PHX | Des Moines to Phoenix | 66 | 92.4% | -4.8 min | 0.0% |
| DSM–CLT | Des Moines to Charlotte | 60 | 70.0% | 14.5 min | 3.3% |
| DSM–DCA | Des Moines to Washington | 59 | 64.4% | 15.8 min | 5.1% |
| DSM–STL | Des Moines to St. Louis | 56 | 87.5% | -2.6 min | 0.0% |
| DSM–LAS | Des Moines to Las Vegas | 52 | 94.2% | -9.7 min | 1.9% |
| DSM–PHL | Des Moines to Philadelphia | 51 | 68.6% | 15.3 min | 3.9% |
| DSM–IAH | Des Moines to Houston | 30 | 90.0% | 12.5 min | 0.0% |
| DSM–BNA | Des Moines to Nashville | 26 | 80.8% | 9.6 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left DSM on time in June 2025?
77.4% of 1,331 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 75.4% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 71.4% and 70.3%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In June 2024, 76.2% of 1,281 departures left on time and 0.9% were cancelled, against 77.4% and 1.3% in June 2025.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for June 2025; 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.