WN1493 STL → DSM

Southwest Airlines · St. Louis, MO to Des Moines, IA · 42 flights observed, 2026-01-06 to 2026-03-04 · 259 mi

This flight's reliability varies a lot by day of week — 86% on-time on Mondays vs. 20% on Thursdays.

WN1493 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for STL → DSM, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
68%
Median delay
-3 min
90th percentile
+30 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is WN1493 on time?

Across 42 flights on STL → DSM from 2026-01-06 to 2026-03-04, WN1493 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 68% of the time. The median arrival delay was -3 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +30 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time2868%
16-30 min1024%
31-60 min25%
61-120 min12%
2+ hrs00%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-012167%+2 min
2026-021776%+5 min
2026-03333%+22 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon786%
Tue978%
Wed967%
Thu520%
Fri580%
SatNo data—
Sun667%

Based on US Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading live conditions and full charts…