STL → DSM Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines · St. Louis, MO to Des Moines, IA · 460 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-03-04 · aggregated across 22 flight numbers

This route has been getting less reliable recently — 2026-03's on-time rate (50%) is well below the 82% average from earlier months.
On-time arrival
81%
Median delay
-7 min
90th percentile
+39 min
Cancellation rate
0%

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

Across every Southwest Airlines flight number on STL → DSM (460 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-03-04), 81% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -7 min; the worst 10% ran +39 min or later. 0% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time36981%
16-30 min368%
31-60 min296%
61-120 min194%
2+ hrs31%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-075772%+10 min
2025-085679%+6 min
2025-095589%-5 min
2025-105791%-4 min
2025-115483%0 min
2025-126068%+9 min
2026-015781%+1 min
2026-025290%-4 min
2026-03850%+16 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon6984%
Tue7281%
Wed7285%
Thu6879%
Fri6884%
Sat3969%
Sun6879%

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