DL5020Delta Air Lines · DSM → MSP
live · 12m ago
Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL5020 Des MoinesDSM · 16:20 MinneapolisMSP · 17:34

DL5020 by Delta Air Lines flies from Des Moines (DSM) to Minneapolis (MSP).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
16:20

scheduled from DSM

Typical gate push+12 minmedian posted departure

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+34+69+103 min
09-09
+12 gate
09-07
−8 gate
09-06
+5 gate
09-05
+1 gate
09-04
+27 gate
09-03
+103 gate
09-02
+12 gate

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

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

0 cancelled · 7 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DSMDes MoinesOn-time likelyDSM delay board →
MSPMinneapolisOn-time likelyMSP delay board →
DSM→MSPevery 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
F
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Des Moines to Minneapolis flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL5402departs 06:55
DL4998departs 10:59
DL5490departs 14:45

If DL5020 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Des Moines to Minneapolis on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DSM local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How DL5020 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL5020 across the DSM and MSP boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs ~12 min late. Based on 7 confirmed departures · 5/7 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how DL5020 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
09-09DSM 16:20 16:32 (+12)MSP 17:34
09-07DSM 17:56 17:48 (−8)MSP 19:15
09-06DSM 16:20 16:25 (+5)MSP 17:34
09-05DSM 16:20 16:21 (+1)MSP 17:34
09-04DSM 17:56 18:23 (+27)MSP 19:15
09-03DSM 17:56 19:39 (+103)MSP 19:15
09-02DSM 16:20 16:32 (+12)MSP 17:34

Aircraft

Recent tails: N182GJ, N317CA, N398CA, N331PQ.

Board clocks recorded as DSM and MSP published them.

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