Flight OddsDSM → DTW Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines · Des Moines, IA to Detroit, MI · 1,001 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 15 flight numbers
On-time arrival
82%
Median delay
-12 min
90th percentile
+55 min
Cancellation rate
2%
How on-time is Delta Air Lines from DSM to DTW?
Across every Delta Air Lines flight number on DSM → DTW (1,001 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 82% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -12 min; the worst 10% ran +55 min or later. 2% were cancelled.
Delay distribution
Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).
| Arrival | Flights | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Early / on-time | 804 | 82% |
| 16-30 min | 41 | 4% |
| 31-60 min | 43 | 4% |
| 61-120 min | 46 | 5% |
| 2+ hrs | 49 | 5% |
Performance by month
| Month | Flights | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07 | 84 | 79% | +5 min |
| 2025-08 | 87 | 84% | +7 min |
| 2025-09 | 80 | 96% | -10 min |
| 2025-10 | 88 | 86% | 0 min |
| 2025-11 | 76 | 83% | +0 min |
| 2025-12 | 78 | 62% | +37 min |
| 2026-01 | 69 | 77% | +9 min |
| 2026-02 | 70 | 79% | +27 min |
| 2026-03 | 84 | 85% | +4 min |
| 2026-04 | 86 | 86% | +20 min |
| 2026-05 | 92 | 86% | +11 min |
| 2026-06 | 89 | 78% | +5 min |
Performance by day of week
| Day | Flights | On-time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 150 | 84% |
| Tue | 144 | 79% |
| Wed | 139 | 84% |
| Thu | 144 | 81% |
| Fri | 149 | 81% |
| Sat | 111 | 82% |
| Sun | 146 | 82% |
DL flight numbers on DSM → DTW
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