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Airport month · June 2026
Des Moines International in June 2026
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 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 1,356 domestic departures from Des Moines International (DSM). 74.0% left less than 15 minutes late and 72.6% reached their destination on time; 2.9% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 72.2% of flights departed on time and 72.8% arrived on time, so DSM departures were 1.8 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in June 2025, the airport had 1,331 departures with 77.4% leaving on time: a change of −3.4 points, with flights up 2%.
Flights arriving at DSM that month were on time 67.4% of the time (1,355 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 36%, late-arriving aircraft 35% and national aviation system 21%.
- On time 72.6%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 24.3%
- Cancelled 2.9%
- Diverted 0.2%
June 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Jun 2026 | Jun 2025 | DSM, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 74.0% | 77.4% | 78.5% | 72.2% |
| Arrived on time | 72.6% | 75.4% | 77.3% | 72.8% |
| Cancelled | 2.9% | 1.3% | 2.5% | 1.6% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 23.8 min | 19.0 min | 20.8 min | 20.6 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 45 | 44 | 43 | 20,253 |
| Scheduled departures | 1,356 | 1,331 | 15,584 | 607,577 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G4 Allegiant Air | 214 | 16% | 65.4% | 26.8 min | 0.5% |
| AA American Airlines | 211 | 16% | 63.5% | 28.5 min | 3.8% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 210 | 15% | 70.0% | 10.6 min | 3.3% |
| UA United Airlines | 174 | 13% | 77.6% | 10.5 min | 0.0% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 151 | 11% | 74.8% | 10.0 min | 0.0% |
| YX Republic Airline | 120 | 9% | 85.0% | -11.7 min | 4.2% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 113 | 8% | 87.6% | -14.3 min | 2.7% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 88 | 6% | 67.0% | 53.4 min | 13.6% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 62 | 5% | 71.0% | 5.2 min | 4.8% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 13 | 1% | 92.3% | 5.8 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DSM–ORD | Des Moines to Chicago | 268 | 69.4% | 10.9 min | 4.9% |
| DSM–DEN | Des Moines to Denver | 219 | 76.3% | 9.0 min | 0.0% |
| DSM–DFW | Des Moines to Dallas/Fort Worth | 119 | 58.8% | 39.4 min | 5.9% |
| DSM–ATL | Des Moines to Atlanta | 113 | 87.6% | -14.3 min | 2.7% |
| DSM–PHL | Des Moines to Philadelphia | 66 | 74.2% | 25.5 min | 6.1% |
| DSM–PHX | Des Moines to Phoenix | 61 | 77.0% | 6.0 min | 0.0% |
| DSM–CLT | Des Moines to Charlotte | 60 | 70.0% | 16.7 min | 1.7% |
| DSM–DCA | Des Moines to Washington | 60 | 65.0% | 55.6 min | 16.7% |
| DSM–MDW | Des Moines to Chicago | 60 | 85.0% | 0.1 min | 0.0% |
| DSM–LAS | Des Moines to Las Vegas | 51 | 70.6% | 9.2 min | 0.0% |
| DSM–IAH | Des Moines to Houston | 30 | 83.3% | 2.3 min | 0.0% |
| DSM–LAX | Des Moines to Los Angeles | 30 | 63.3% | 13.9 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left DSM on time in June 2026?
74.0% of 1,356 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 72.6% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 72.2% and 72.8%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In June 2025, 77.4% of 1,331 departures left on time and 1.3% were cancelled, against 74.0% and 2.9% in June 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for June 2026; 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.