SkyWest Airlines ORD to DSM on-time performance
SkyWest Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Des Moines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026Regional airline operating flights for United Express, Delta Connection, American Eagle and Alaska.
On-time arrivals
66%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
5.4%
60 flights
Avg arrival delay
27 min
75 min when late
Rank on route
#4 of 6
route average 71% on time
Key facts
- SkyWest Airlines flights on ORD to DSM arrived on time 66% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 5.4% were cancelled, and 14% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #4 of 6 airlines on this route, which averaged 71% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (36%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)36%
- Late-arriving aircraft28%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion19%
- Extreme weather16%
- Security0%
Other airlines on ORD to DSM
- United Airlines74% on time · 19 min avg delay
- Republic Airways76% on time · 17 min avg delay
- Envoy Air75% on time · 17 min avg delay
- American Airlines63% on time · 46 min avg delay
- PSA Airlines0% on time · 176 min avg delay
Full ORD to DSM comparison →
SkyWest Airlines on-time record across all routes →
1,113 SkyWest Airlines flights tracked on this route; 60 cancelled, 4 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.