Route
DCA → DSM
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Des Moines International Airport
How punctual is this route?
- On-time arrivals
- 72.1%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 6.6%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 75 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 700
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 45%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 31%
- Air traffic control & airport 15%
- Extreme weather 8%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
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| Month | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 76.3% | 60 |
| October 2025 | 77.4% | 62 |
| November 2025 | 80.0% | 55 |
| December 2025 | 73.2% | 45 |
| January 2026 | 71.2% | 57 |
| February 2026 | 73.1% | 56 |
| March 2026 | 63.0% | 62 |
| April 2026 | 79.3% | 60 |
| May 2026 | 78.7% | 62 |
| June 2026 | 58.5% | 60 |
| July 2026 | 66.7% | 61 |
| August 2026 | 66.7% | 60 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OH | 394 | 70.6% | 8.4% | 82 min |
| Republic Airways | 221 | 73.5% | 4.5% | 66 min |
| Envoy Air | 85 | 75.6% | 3.5% | 64 min |
Delay odds by flight
How often each flight number arrived 15 or more minutes late over the last year.
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OH5432
31% late · 192 flights
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OH5388
27% late · 82 flights
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YX4702
39% late · 76 flights
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YX4806
24% late · 44 flights
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OH5292
24% late · 40 flights
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MQ4102
11% late · 38 flights
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YX4713
16% late · 38 flights
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MQ3685
43% late · 29 flights
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OH5057
42% late · 27 flights
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YX4617
43% late · 23 flights
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OH5238
30% late · 22 flights
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