DL4998Delta Air Lines · MSP → DSM
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Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL4998 MinneapolisMSP · 12:14 Des MoinesDSM · 10:17

DL4998 by Delta Air Lines flies from Minneapolis (MSP) to Des Moines (DSM) for the Wed, Sep 9 departure.

Right nowOn Time · gate T1A13 · as of 00:37
12:14

departs MSP · on schedule

Typical arrival−12 minmedian over 4 operations

Where the minutes go

last 4 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-06
−21 arrival
09-05
−1 arrival
09-04
−21 arrival
09-03
−12 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The route today

live boards
MSPMinneapolisOn-time likelyMSP delay board →
DSMDes MoinesModerate riskDSM delay board →
MSP→DSMevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
43%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.1%Chance of cancellation
+11 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by DSM (Des Moines), currently flying IFR (instrument). For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

When it flies

scheduled departures
061422
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T
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T
F
S
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Minneapolis to Des Moines flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL5402departs 08:14
DL998departs 09:35
DL5490departs 12:50
DL4913departs 15:41
DL5020departs 17:34
DL5253departs 19:45

If DL4998 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Minneapolis to Des Moines on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MSP local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How DL4998 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL4998 across the MSP and DSM boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~12 min early. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 4/4 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how DL4998 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
09-08MSP 12:14DSM 10:17
09-07MSP 12:10DSM 10:17
09-06MSP 12:15DSM 10:18 09:57 (−21)
09-05MSP 12:10DSM 10:20 10:19 (−1)
09-04MSP 12:10DSM 10:18 09:57 (−21)
09-03MSP 12:10DSM 10:18 10:06 (−12)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N182GJ, N929XJ, N187PQ, N925XJ.

Board clocks recorded as MSP and DSM published them.

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