DEN → DSM Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines · Denver, CO to Des Moines, IA · 559 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 24 flight numbers

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

How on-time is Southwest Airlines from DEN to DSM?

Across every Southwest Airlines flight number on DEN → DSM (559 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 68% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay +3 min; the worst 10% ran +68 min or later. 0% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time37768%
16-30 min6111%
31-60 min5610%
61-120 min377%
2+ hrs244%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-076161%+38 min
2025-086265%+28 min
2025-096073%+8 min
2025-103266%+15 min
2025-113070%+4 min
2025-123165%+15 min
2026-013181%+3 min
2026-022868%+7 min
2026-034871%+16 min
2026-045576%+5 min
2026-055768%+16 min
2026-066058%+35 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon8159%
Tue8475%
Wed8279%
Thu8162%
Fri8263%
Sat7675%
Sun6961%

Based on US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading the full breakdown…