Des Moines Airport (DSM) delays today: 80% of the 50 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running +5 min, across 41 flights tracked so far today. 2 of 41 tracked flights have been cancelled (4.9%). The busiest departure hour on today's board is 13:00 local, with 6 flights scheduled to leave. The most-served destination today is Chicago (ORD), with 8 departures on the board. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 6 September 2026 at 20:48 UTC.
typical departure delay right now
The terminal forecast includes thunderstorms and cumulonimbus clouds. Measured operations: departures +5 min, arrivals 12 min early. No cancellations across 68 tracked flights.
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Scheduled departures per 15 minutes. The tallest banks are where queues form.
Delay at the destination often ripples back into departure holds here.
Destinations on the current board, busiest first. 19 airports are served in this departures window.
The busiest departure hour on today's board is 13:00 local, with 6 flights scheduled to leave.
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Des Moines Airport (DSM) delays today: 80% of the 50 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running +5 min, across 41 flights tracked so far today. 2 of 41 tracked flights have been cancelled (4.9%).
2 of the 41 flights currently on the board are cancelled.
The busiest departure hour on today's board is 13:00 local, with 6 flights scheduled to leave.
The busiest destinations on the current board are Chicago (ORD), Denver (DEN), Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW), Chicago (MDW), Charlotte (CLT). In total 19 airports are served in this window.
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