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
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).
| Arrival | Flights | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Early / on-time | 968 | 78% |
| 16-30 min | 73 | 6% |
| 31-60 min | 80 | 6% |
| 61-120 min | 73 | 6% |
| 2+ hrs | 43 | 3% |
Performance by month
| Month | Flights | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07 | 119 | 74% | +9 min |
| 2025-08 | 118 | 88% | +2 min |
| 2025-09 | 116 | 86% | 0 min |
| 2025-10 | 119 | 82% | +1 min |
| 2025-11 | 100 | 84% | +6 min |
| 2025-12 | 101 | 57% | +36 min |
| 2026-01 | 84 | 77% | +16 min |
| 2026-02 | 78 | 82% | +1 min |
| 2026-03 | 85 | 81% | +13 min |
| 2026-04 | 88 | 85% | +1 min |
| 2026-05 | 113 | 77% | +19 min |
| 2026-06 | 116 | 66% | +21 min |
Performance by day of week
| Day | Flights | On-time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 183 | 73% |
| Tue | 189 | 79% |
| Wed | 185 | 79% |
| Thu | 181 | 80% |
| Fri | 184 | 73% |
| Sat | 139 | 86% |
| Sun | 176 | 79% |
DL flight numbers on MSP → DSM
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