DSM → STL Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines · Des Moines, IA to St. Louis, MO · 460 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-03-04 · aggregated across 20 flight numbers

On-time arrival
90%
Median delay
-14 min
90th percentile
+14 min
Cancellation rate
1%

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

Across every Southwest Airlines flight number on DSM → STL (460 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-03-04), 90% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -14 min; the worst 10% ran +14 min or later. 1% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time41390%
16-30 min174%
31-60 min153%
61-120 min61%
2+ hrs61%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-075795%-9 min
2025-085682%+5 min
2025-095689%+2 min
2025-105798%-10 min
2025-115489%-9 min
2025-125986%+6 min
2026-015888%-13 min
2026-025294%-14 min
2026-038100%-22 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon7089%
Tue7296%
Wed7297%
Thu6988%
Fri6893%
Sat3979%
Sun6785%

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