Flight OddsDTW → DSM Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines · Detroit, MI to Des Moines, IA · 1,001 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 6 flight numbers
On-time arrival
76%
Median delay
-7 min
90th percentile
+63 min
Cancellation rate
2%
How on-time is Delta Air Lines from DTW to DSM?
Across every Delta Air Lines flight number on DTW → DSM (1,001 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 76% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -7 min; the worst 10% ran +63 min or later. 2% were cancelled.
Delay distribution
Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).
| Arrival | Flights | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Early / on-time | 746 | 76% |
| 16-30 min | 79 | 8% |
| 31-60 min | 55 | 6% |
| 61-120 min | 60 | 6% |
| 2+ hrs | 42 | 4% |
Performance by month
| Month | Flights | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07 | 85 | 71% | +12 min |
| 2025-08 | 86 | 88% | -4 min |
| 2025-09 | 80 | 89% | -3 min |
| 2025-10 | 88 | 89% | +4 min |
| 2025-11 | 76 | 79% | +8 min |
| 2025-12 | 78 | 46% | +54 min |
| 2026-01 | 69 | 61% | +26 min |
| 2026-02 | 70 | 80% | +12 min |
| 2026-03 | 84 | 77% | +9 min |
| 2026-04 | 85 | 75% | +8 min |
| 2026-05 | 92 | 80% | +4 min |
| 2026-06 | 89 | 72% | +9 min |
Performance by day of week
| Day | Flights | On-time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 150 | 73% |
| Tue | 145 | 79% |
| Wed | 139 | 79% |
| Thu | 142 | 77% |
| Fri | 148 | 70% |
| Sat | 113 | 80% |
| Sun | 145 | 74% |
DL flight numbers on DTW → DSM
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