DSM → DEN Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines · Des Moines, IA to Denver, CO · 559 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 22 flight numbers

This route runs much more reliably at some times of day than others — 93% on-time departing 6–9am vs. 55% departing 3–6pm.
On-time arrival
84%
Median delay
-7 min
90th percentile
+32 min
Cancellation rate
1%

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

Across every Southwest Airlines flight number on DSM → DEN (559 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 84% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -7 min; the worst 10% ran +32 min or later. 1% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time46584%
16-30 min336%
31-60 min275%
61-120 min153%
2+ hrs153%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-076284%+10 min
2025-086177%+13 min
2025-096090%-3 min
2025-103291%-7 min
2025-113087%+0 min
2025-123184%-3 min
2026-013194%-14 min
2026-022893%-9 min
2026-034892%-4 min
2026-045591%-5 min
2026-055774%+18 min
2026-066067%+23 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon8184%
Tue8483%
Wed8282%
Thu8279%
Fri8188%
Sat7782%
Sun6890%

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