Republic Airways DSM to ORD on-time performance
Republic Airways nonstop flights from Des Moines to Chicago · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026Regional airline operating flights for American Eagle, Delta Connection and United Express.
On-time arrivals
79%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
4.5%
26 flights
Avg arrival delay
21 min
98 min when late
Rank on route
#2 of 6
route average 74% on time
Key facts
- Republic Airways flights on DSM to ORD arrived on time 79% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 4.5% were cancelled, and 10% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #2 of 6 airlines on this route, which averaged 74% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was air traffic control & airport congestion (31%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Air traffic control & airport congestion31%
- Late-arriving aircraft27%
- Extreme weather22%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)20%
- Security0%
Other airlines on DSM to ORD
- SkyWest Airlines67% on time · 38 min avg delay
- United Airlines75% on time · 22 min avg delay
- Envoy Air76% on time · 18 min avg delay
- American Airlines85% on time · 22 min avg delay
- PSA Airlines0% on time · 184 min avg delay
Full DSM to ORD comparison →
Republic Airways on-time record across all routes →
581 Republic Airways flights tracked on this route; 26 cancelled, 0 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.