SkyWest Airlines DSM to ORD on-time performance
SkyWest Airlines nonstop flights from Des Moines to Chicago · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026Regional airline operating flights for United Express, Delta Connection, American Eagle and Alaska.
On-time arrivals
67%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
6.1%
68 flights
Avg arrival delay
38 min
113 min when late
Rank on route
#5 of 6
route average 74% on time
Key facts
- SkyWest Airlines flights on DSM to ORD arrived on time 67% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 6.1% were cancelled, and 15% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #5 of 6 airlines on this route, which averaged 74% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (38%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)38%
- Late-arriving aircraft26%
- Extreme weather18%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion18%
- Security0%
Other airlines on DSM to ORD
- United Airlines75% on time · 22 min avg delay
- Republic Airways79% on time · 21 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 →
SkyWest Airlines on-time record across all routes →
1,113 SkyWest Airlines flights tracked on this route; 68 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.