MSP → DSM Delta Air Lines

Delta Air Lines · Minneapolis, MN to Des Moines, IA · 1,253 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 11 flight numbers

This route is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -7 min, while the worst 10% run +57 min or later.
On-time arrival
78%
Median delay
-7 min
90th percentile
+57 min
Cancellation rate
1%

How on-time is Delta Air Lines from MSP to DSM?

Across every Delta Air Lines flight number on MSP → DSM (1,253 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 78% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -7 min; the worst 10% ran +57 min or later. 1% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time96878%
16-30 min736%
31-60 min806%
61-120 min736%
2+ hrs433%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-0711974%+9 min
2025-0811888%+2 min
2025-0911686%0 min
2025-1011982%+1 min
2025-1110084%+6 min
2025-1210157%+36 min
2026-018477%+16 min
2026-027882%+1 min
2026-038581%+13 min
2026-048885%+1 min
2026-0511377%+19 min
2026-0611666%+21 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon18373%
Tue18979%
Wed18579%
Thu18180%
Fri18473%
Sat13986%
Sun17679%

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