Flight OddsDL5253 MSP → DSM
Delta Air Lines · Minneapolis, MN to Des Moines, IA · 363 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · 232 mi
On-time arrival
74%
Median delay
-7 min
90th percentile
+69 min
Cancellation rate
2%
How often is DL5253 on time?
Across 363 flights on MSP → DSM from 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30, DL5253 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 74% of the time. The median arrival delay was -7 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +69 min or later. 2% of flights were cancelled.
Delay distribution
Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).
| Arrival | Flights | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Early / on-time | 263 | 74% |
| 16-30 min | 27 | 8% |
| 31-60 min | 28 | 8% |
| 61-120 min | 26 | 7% |
| 2+ hrs | 13 | 4% |
Performance by month
| Month | Flights | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07 | 31 | 61% | +15 min |
| 2025-08 | 31 | 94% | -5 min |
| 2025-09 | 30 | 77% | +4 min |
| 2025-10 | 31 | 68% | +8 min |
| 2025-11 | 27 | 89% | -4 min |
| 2025-12 | 28 | 64% | +52 min |
| 2026-01 | 31 | 77% | +26 min |
| 2026-02 | 28 | 82% | +4 min |
| 2026-03 | 29 | 76% | +31 min |
| 2026-04 | 30 | 77% | +4 min |
| 2026-05 | 31 | 71% | +37 min |
| 2026-06 | 30 | 50% | +35 min |
Performance by day of week
| Day | Flights | On-time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 50 | 60% |
| Tue | 53 | 70% |
| Wed | 52 | 75% |
| Thu | 50 | 72% |
| Fri | 51 | 69% |
| Sat | 51 | 90% |
| Sun | 50 | 80% |
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