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DSM → ATL

Des Moines International Airport Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport

How punctual is this route?

On-time arrivals
88.9%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
2.4%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
110 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
1,254
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 52%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 33%
  • Air traffic control & airport 13%
  • Extreme weather 2%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

On-time arrivals by month
Sep 2025 Aug 2026
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MonthOn timeFlights
September 2025 93.8% 112
October 2025 95.8% 119
November 2025 86.1% 112
December 2025 87.7% 87
January 2026 83.3% 77
February 2026 92.3% 78
March 2026 89.8% 92
April 2026 90.3% 108
May 2026 87.2% 121
June 2026 90.8% 113
July 2026 80.2% 117
August 2026 88.1% 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

AirlineFlightsOn timeCancelledAvg. delay when late
Delta Air Lines 1,254 88.9% 2.4% 110 min

Delay odds by flight

How often each flight number arrived 15 or more minutes late over the last year.

  • DL1704

    11% late · 363 flights

  • DL2727

    6% late · 349 flights

  • DL2086

    15% late · 288 flights

  • DL2155

    9% late · 98 flights

  • DL2094

    18% late · 95 flights

  • DL2143

    11% late · 36 flights

  • DL2006

    18% late · 24 flights

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