Route
ATL → DSM
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport Des Moines International Airport
How punctual is this route?
- On-time arrivals
- 84.7%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 2.4%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 68 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 1,253
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 53%
- Late-arriving aircraft 27%
- Air traffic control & airport 16%
- Extreme weather 4%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Show as table
| Month | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 89.3% | 112 |
| October 2025 | 90.8% | 119 |
| November 2025 | 86.2% | 112 |
| December 2025 | 88.6% | 85 |
| January 2026 | 82.4% | 78 |
| February 2026 | 80.8% | 78 |
| March 2026 | 84.3% | 92 |
| April 2026 | 85.4% | 108 |
| May 2026 | 81.2% | 121 |
| June 2026 | 89.0% | 113 |
| July 2026 | 73.7% | 117 |
| August 2026 | 83.9% | 118 |
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data
Airlines on this route
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg. delay when late |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines | 1,253 | 84.7% | 2.4% | 68 min |
Delay odds by flight
How often each flight number arrived 15 or more minutes late over the last year.
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