How delayed are Des Moines Airport (DSM) arrivals right now?
Des Moines Airport (DSM) delays today: 80% of the 64 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Arrivals are running 6 min early, across 43 flights tracked so far today.
Des Moines Airport (DSM) delays today: 80% of the 64 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Arrivals are running 6 min early, across 43 flights tracked so far today. The busiest arrival hour on today's board is 13:00 local, with 6 flights scheduled to land. The most-served origin today is Chicago (ORD), with 7 arrivals on the board. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 26 October 2026 at 20:48 UTC.
ARRIVALS MINOR DELAYS
6 min early
typical arrival delay right now
Departures +7 min, arrivals 6 min early. This airport's board does not publish cancellations.
Live departures · Delays & weather · Direct routes · Global delays now
Cancellation risk · Do planes make up time? · Weather delay risk
JUST LANDEDUA 4765 from ORD · +18 min
Live arrivals board
est. touchdown
16:5015:11
AA 1664DFW
+99 min
Scheduled15:11Estimated16:50
Running +99 min against the 15:11 schedule on the current board.
17:18NOW
18:42
1I 434MLI
on time
Scheduled18:42Estimated18:42
Running to plan on the current board.
Board fetched 2h ago · how we report
0landed
last hour
last hour
3inbound
next hour
next hour
1delayed
15+ min
15+ min
0cancelled
on board
on board
Runway demand · next 3 h
17:1818:4820:13
Scheduled arrivals per 15 minutes. The tallest banks are where queues form.
Trouble upstream
next 2½ h originsYour aircraft is usually late before it leaves. Origin delay is the strongest single predictor of a late arrival here.
Where Des Moines Airport (DSM) arrivals come from
Origins on the current board, busiest first. 25 airports feed this arrivals window.
Busiest arrival hours at Des Moines Airport (DSM)
00:0012:0023:00
The busiest arrival hour on today's board is 13:00 local, with 6 flights scheduled to land.
When this board says…
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board's first estimatemedian actual
Every board update is stored, including the revisions. The first delay this board admits understates the median outcome. Posted vs. actual across every hub: the slippage study →
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Des Moines Airport (DSM) arrivals: common questions
How many flights are cancelled at Des Moines Airport (DSM) today?
No cancellations are showing across the 43 flights currently on the board.
What is the busiest arrival hour at Des Moines Airport (DSM)?
The busiest arrival hour on today's board is 13:00 local, with 6 flights scheduled to land.
Where do Des Moines Airport (DSM) arrivals come from?
The busiest origins on the current board are Chicago (ORD), Denver (DEN), Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW), Minneapolis (MSP), Atlanta (ATL). In total 25 airports feed this window.
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