DSM Des Moines International Airport
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+10 min

Des Moines (DSM) airport average departure delay right now

Departures +10 min, arrivals 18 min early. No cancellations across 99 tracked flights.

Hour by hour
18:00today +10 min on time

Drag. Solid bars are observed. Hatched bars are expected.

Des Moines (DSM) delays today: 79% of the 75 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running +10 min and arrivals 18 min early, across 99 flights tracked so far today. No cancellations have been recorded. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 7 September 2026 at 20:48 UTC.

Departures36 timed
On time64%23
Delayed36%13
typical now +10 min
Arrivals39 timed
On time82%32
Delayed18%7
typical now 18 min early
On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗
18:22AA 3678DFW on time
18:48AA 4971LAX on time
19:45SLH 817LNK on time
Arrivalsfull board ↗
18:08LXJ 342TKF on time
18:10G4 9201ATW on time
18:17AA 4971LAX on time
18:49SLH 817SDX on time
19:07G4 2059GUF on time
19:15DL 4904LGA on time
In the air to DSMlive positions · 3-min feed
2aircraft inbound · next to land G4 9201 from ATW, lands ~18:50
G4 9201ATW
lands ~18:50
G4 2059GUF
lands ~19:44

Positions as of 18:13 local · updates every 3 min. Tap any flight to watch it on its own page.

Delayed routes todaymedian · min 3 legs
CLT+101m
Cancelled 0.0%0 of 99 A typical day here runs ~1.9%. Today is holding at or below normal. Made up in the air Network figure ~29 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.
Last 30 days

Today is the 17th worst day of the last 30. Median day: +12 min departures.

Typical week here
+15
MON
+12
TUE
+14
WED
+18
THU
+14
FRI
+12
SAT
+14
SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Tuesday (+12 min), heaviest on Thursday (+18 min).

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Sample · what you getDSM went yellow · departures now +34 min and building · 19:40 local. Weather clears after 03:00. → proflightsearch.com/airport-delays/des-moines-DSM

Des Moines airport delays today

Delays are building at DSM. A typical departure is currently +10 min. Arrivals are 18 min early. Cancellations: 0 of 99 tracked flights (0.0%). The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 21:00 (+6 min expected).

Nearby gateways: OMA MCI FSD MSP STL ORD · Global delay board · Nonstop routes from Des Moines

Is Des Moines (DSM) delayed right now?

Delays are building at DSM. Departures +10 min, arrivals 18 min early. No cancellations across 99 tracked flights. 79% of the 75 flights we timed here today operated within 15 minutes of schedule.

What is the best day to fly from Des Moines (DSM)?

Over the last 90 days, Tuesday averaged the lightest departure delays (+12 min). Thursday ran heaviest (+18 min).

How often are flights delayed at DSM today?

We tracked 99 flights today: departures +10 min, arrivals 18 min early. No cancellations are recorded in the tracked sample.

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delay window 15:48 local · How these are computed → methodology