SkyWest Airlines DEN to DSM on-time performance
SkyWest Airlines nonstop flights from Denver to Des Moines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026Regional airline operating flights for United Express, Delta Connection, American Eagle and Alaska.
On-time arrivals
88%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.0%
9 flights
Avg arrival delay
9 min
68 min when late
Rank on route
#1 of 4
route average 80% on time
Key facts
- SkyWest Airlines flights on DEN to DSM arrived on time 88% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 1% were cancelled, and 4% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #1 of 4 airlines on this route, which averaged 80% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (47%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)47%
- Late-arriving aircraft20%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion18%
- Extreme weather15%
- Security0%
Other airlines on DEN to DSM
- United Airlines81% on time · 15 min avg delay
- Southwest Airlines66% on time · 22 min avg delay
- Frontier Airlines83% on time · 11 min avg delay
Full DEN to DSM comparison →
SkyWest Airlines on-time record across all routes →
929 SkyWest Airlines flights tracked on this route; 9 cancelled, 2 diverted.
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.