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Des Moines International Airport handled 284,232 passengers in May 2026, up 0.8% on a year earlier, according to US Bureau of Transportation Statistics — T-100 Air Carrier Statistics .
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Against 2019 +10.8% same month, before the pandemic
Series depth 36 years from 1990
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Period Passengers Year on year Source May 2026 284,232 +0.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → April 2026 242,936 +1.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → March 2026 282,395 +5.5% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → February 2026 232,247 +5.5% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → January 2026 231,632 +1.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → December 2025 254,490 −2.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → November 2025 245,775 −0.6% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → October 2025 294,023 +8.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → September 2025 259,536 +3.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → August 2025 302,622 +6.9% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → July 2025 311,689 +7.5% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → June 2025 312,015 +6.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → May 2025 281,997 +0.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → April 2025 239,568 −1.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → March 2025 267,634 −1.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → February 2025 220,234 −7.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → January 2025 227,430 +2.6% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → December 2024 259,640 +3.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → November 2024 247,370 −3.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → October 2024 270,169 −1.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → September 2024 250,235 +3.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → August 2024 283,012 +2.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics July 2024 289,848 −1.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics June 2024 294,453 +3.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Also tracked here: aircraft movements (through May 2026), tonnes of cargo (through May 2026).
Flight timing & delays Historical departures, grouped by the scheduled local time at the departure airport. These are recorded outcomes, not a forecast for your flight.
US domestic sectors recorded by BTS Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation · 2024-09-01 → 2026-06-30
Lowest average delay 06:00–07:00 6.5min · 3,197 recorded · 3,116 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour 35.7min 06:00 ↔ 19:00
Recorded flights 27,485 Des Moines International Airport
Departure hour Day of week Month of year
Departure hour On-time departures 100.0 50.0 0.0
00:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 1 recorded · 1 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 90.1% · 3,258 recorded · 3,183 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 91.0% · 3,197 recorded · 3,116 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 87.6% · 2,138 recorded · 2,104 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 88.5% · 1,775 recorded · 1,750 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 86.7% · 1,270 recorded · 1,255 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 84.0% · 513 recorded · 507 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 84.9% · 2,167 recorded · 2,141 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 81.9% · 1,123 recorded · 1,104 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 80.8% · 1,982 recorded · 1,940 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 80.9% · 2,067 recorded · 2,040 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 74.4% · 2,195 recorded · 2,146 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 71.9% · 944 recorded · 923 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 76.5% · 1,767 recorded · 1,737 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 76.5% · 2,201 recorded · 2,143 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 61.2% · 614 recorded · 585 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 72.3% · 215 recorded · 209 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 37 recorded · 35 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 21 recorded · 21 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
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Average departure delay 42.2 21.1 0.0
00:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 1 recorded · 1 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 10.7 min · 3,258 recorded · 3,183 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 6.5 min · 3,197 recorded · 3,116 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 6.9 min · 2,138 recorded · 2,104 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 8.1 min · 1,775 recorded · 1,750 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 8.6 min · 1,270 recorded · 1,255 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 12.3 min · 513 recorded · 507 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 9.0 min · 2,167 recorded · 2,141 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 8.2 min · 1,123 recorded · 1,104 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 12.2 min · 1,982 recorded · 1,940 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 15.6 min · 2,067 recorded · 2,040 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 23.8 min · 2,195 recorded · 2,146 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 19.4 min · 944 recorded · 923 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 17.3 min · 1,767 recorded · 1,737 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 18.1 min · 2,201 recorded · 2,143 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 42.2 min · 614 recorded · 585 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 15.3 min · 215 recorded · 209 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 37 recorded · 35 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 21 recorded · 21 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
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Recorded flights 3,258 1,629 0
00:00 · 1 · 1 recorded · 1 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 3,258 · 3,258 recorded · 3,183 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 3,197 · 3,197 recorded · 3,116 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 2,138 · 2,138 recorded · 2,104 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 1,775 · 1,775 recorded · 1,750 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 1,270 · 1,270 recorded · 1,255 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 513 · 513 recorded · 507 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 2,167 · 2,167 recorded · 2,141 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 1,123 · 1,123 recorded · 1,104 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 1,982 · 1,982 recorded · 1,940 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 2,067 · 2,067 recorded · 2,040 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 2,195 · 2,195 recorded · 2,146 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 944 · 944 recorded · 923 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 1,767 · 1,767 recorded · 1,737 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 2,201 · 2,201 recorded · 2,143 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 614 · 614 recorded · 585 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 215 · 215 recorded · 209 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · 37 · 37 recorded · 35 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · 21 · 21 recorded · 21 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
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View the figures Departure hour On-time departures Average departure delay With departure time Recorded flights 00:00 Fewer than 200 measured departures — 1 1 01:00 No observations — — — 02:00 No observations — — — 03:00 No observations — — — 04:00 No observations — — — 05:00 90.1% 10.7 min 3,183 3,258 06:00 91.0% 6.5 min 3,116 3,197 07:00 87.6% 6.9 min 2,104 2,138 08:00 88.5% 8.1 min 1,750 1,775 09:00 86.7% 8.6 min 1,255 1,270 10:00 84.0% 12.3 min 507 513 11:00 84.9% 9.0 min 2,141 2,167 12:00 81.9% 8.2 min 1,104 1,123 13:00 80.8% 12.2 min 1,940 1,982 14:00 80.9% 15.6 min 2,040 2,067 15:00 74.4% 23.8 min 2,146 2,195 16:00 71.9% 19.4 min 923 944 17:00 76.5% 17.3 min 1,737 1,767 18:00 76.5% 18.1 min 2,143 2,201 19:00 61.2% 42.2 min 585 614 20:00 72.3% 15.3 min 209 215 21:00 Fewer than 200 measured departures — 35 37 22:00 Fewer than 200 measured departures — 21 21 23:00 No observations — — —
Day of week On-time departures 100.0 50.0 0.0
Monday · 81.9% · 4,349 recorded · 4,271 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 86.4% · 3,522 recorded · 3,476 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 85.1% · 3,648 recorded · 3,561 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 80.9% · 4,127 recorded · 4,068 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 82.6% · 4,274 recorded · 4,189 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 83.3% · 3,414 recorded · 3,320 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 80.7% · 4,151 recorded · 4,055 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
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Average departure delay 16.7 8.4 0.0
Monday · 13.8 min · 4,349 recorded · 4,271 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 9.2 min · 3,522 recorded · 3,476 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 10.1 min · 3,648 recorded · 3,561 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 16.7 min · 4,127 recorded · 4,068 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 11.9 min · 4,274 recorded · 4,189 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 13.8 min · 3,414 recorded · 3,320 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 15.3 min · 4,151 recorded · 4,055 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
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Recorded flights 4,349 2,175 0
Monday · 4,349 · 4,349 recorded · 4,271 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 3,522 · 3,522 recorded · 3,476 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 3,648 · 3,648 recorded · 3,561 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 4,127 · 4,127 recorded · 4,068 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 4,274 · 4,274 recorded · 4,189 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 3,414 · 3,414 recorded · 3,320 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 4,151 · 4,151 recorded · 4,055 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
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View the figures Day of week On-time departures Average departure delay With departure time Recorded flights Monday 81.9% 13.8 min 4,271 4,349 Tuesday 86.4% 9.2 min 3,476 3,522 Wednesday 85.1% 10.1 min 3,561 3,648 Thursday 80.9% 16.7 min 4,068 4,127 Friday 82.6% 11.9 min 4,189 4,274 Saturday 83.3% 13.8 min 3,320 3,414 Sunday 80.7% 15.3 min 4,055 4,151
Month of year Months combine the same calendar month across the years shown; this is a seasonal pattern, not a monthly time series.
On-time departures 100.0 50.0 0.0
Jan · 80.5% · 2,173 recorded · 2,101 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 82.5% · 2,066 recorded · 2,040 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 81.4% · 2,583 recorded · 2,471 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 86.1% · 2,394 recorded · 2,349 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 82.4% · 2,600 recorded · 2,575 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 77.8% · 2,687 recorded · 2,631 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 79.0% · 1,367 recorded · 1,319 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 81.3% · 1,372 recorded · 1,354 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 89.6% · 2,461 recorded · 2,452 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 88.0% · 2,723 recorded · 2,713 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 86.6% · 2,526 recorded · 2,453 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 76.2% · 2,533 recorded · 2,482 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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Average departure delay 23.0 11.5 0.0
Jan · 17.6 min · 2,173 recorded · 2,101 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 13.9 min · 2,066 recorded · 2,040 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 14.3 min · 2,583 recorded · 2,471 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 9.8 min · 2,394 recorded · 2,349 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 11.4 min · 2,600 recorded · 2,575 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 17.4 min · 2,687 recorded · 2,631 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 20.8 min · 1,367 recorded · 1,319 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 16.6 min · 1,372 recorded · 1,354 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 2.6 min · 2,461 recorded · 2,452 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 5.6 min · 2,723 recorded · 2,713 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 10.1 min · 2,526 recorded · 2,453 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 23.0 min · 2,533 recorded · 2,482 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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Recorded flights 2,723 1,362 0
Jan · 2,173 · 2,173 recorded · 2,101 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 2,066 · 2,066 recorded · 2,040 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 2,583 · 2,583 recorded · 2,471 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 2,394 · 2,394 recorded · 2,349 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 2,600 · 2,600 recorded · 2,575 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 2,687 · 2,687 recorded · 2,631 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 1,367 · 1,367 recorded · 1,319 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 1,372 · 1,372 recorded · 1,354 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 2,461 · 2,461 recorded · 2,452 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 2,723 · 2,723 recorded · 2,713 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 2,526 · 2,526 recorded · 2,453 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 2,533 · 2,533 recorded · 2,482 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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View the figures Month of year On-time departures Average departure delay With departure time Recorded flights Jan 80.5% 17.6 min 2,101 2,173 Feb 82.5% 13.9 min 2,040 2,066 Mar 81.4% 14.3 min 2,471 2,583 Apr 86.1% 9.8 min 2,349 2,394 May 82.4% 11.4 min 2,575 2,600 Jun 77.8% 17.4 min 2,631 2,687 Jul 79.0% 20.8 min 1,319 1,367 Aug 81.3% 16.6 min 1,354 1,372 Sep 89.6% 2.6 min 2,452 2,461 Oct 88.0% 5.6 min 2,713 2,723 Nov 86.6% 10.1 min 2,453 2,526 Dec 76.2% 23.0 min 2,482 2,533
Delay and on-time rates need at least 200 measured departures per bucket. Smaller samples remain visible in the flight-count chart. An empty slot means no observations, not zero flights.
Recorded outcomes On time 81.2% 22,320 Delayed >15 min 16.8% 4,620 Cancelled 2.0% 545 Missing departure time 0.0% 0 All recorded flights with a known scheduled local time, counted once. Missing actual times are shown separately.
On time means departing no more than 15 minutes after schedule. Cancelled flights and flights missing departure times are excluded from punctuality and average delay.
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