United Airlines DSM to ORD on-time performance
United Airlines nonstop flights from Des Moines to Chicago · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
75%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.9%
19 flights
Avg arrival delay
22 min
78 min when late
Rank on route
#4 of 6
route average 74% on time
Key facts
- United Airlines flights on DSM to ORD arrived on time 75% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 1.9% were cancelled, and 9% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #4 of 6 airlines on this route, which averaged 74% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was air traffic control & airport congestion (47%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Air traffic control & airport congestion47%
- Late-arriving aircraft35%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)18%
- Extreme weather0%
- Security0%
Other airlines on DSM to ORD
- SkyWest Airlines67% on time · 38 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 →
United Airlines on-time record across all routes →
989 United Airlines flights tracked on this route; 19 cancelled, 6 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.