Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta (ATL) – Des Moines (DSM)
In July 2026, 228 flights operated between Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta and Des Moines (both directions), and 77.6% left on time, according to the US BTS.
Shares are of scheduled flights in the period shown. Codeshare flights are counted once, under the operating airline.
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.
Times are local to the departure airport of each flight; both directions are combined.
US domestic sectors recorded by BTS
Source: the US BTS · Oct 12, 2024 → Jul 31, 2026
Lowest average delay12:00–13:001.8min · 336 recorded · 335 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour17.2min12:00 ↔ 18:00
Recorded flights4,471ATL–DSM
Departure hour
On-time departuresPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
100.050.00.0
00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
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Average departure delayPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
19.09.50.0
00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
6433220
00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
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Departure hour
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
00:00
No observations
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01:00
No observations
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02:00
No observations
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03:00
No observations
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04:00
No observations
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05:00
92.5%
9.2 min
628
643
06:00
No observations
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07:00
No observations
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08:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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37
37
09:00
86.2%
5.7 min
559
566
10:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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48
49
11:00
85.4%
7.0 min
604
612
12:00
88.7%
1.8 min
335
336
13:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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30
32
14:00
86.9%
4.5 min
396
396
15:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
114
116
16:00
77.4%
13.4 min
474
487
17:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
118
120
18:00
74.0%
19.0 min
423
436
19:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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12
12
20:00
No observations
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21:00
77.7%
12.1 min
615
629
22:00
No observations
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23:00
No observations
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Day of week
On-time departuresPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
100.050.00.0
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Average departure delayPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
17.58.80.0
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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6663330
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Day of week
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Monday
83.7%
6.5 min
652
666
Tuesday
84.7%
4.9 min
653
660
Wednesday
87.4%
7.9 min
653
660
Thursday
82.4%
9.1 min
646
650
Friday
82.4%
9.9 min
637
651
Saturday
86.6%
6.2 min
522
541
Sunday
81.3%
17.5 min
630
643
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 departuresPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
100.050.00.0
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Average departure delayPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
15.07.50.0
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
4782390
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month of year
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Jan
84.1%
11.9 min
321
337
Feb
82.4%
6.3 min
324
324
Mar
81.1%
10.9 min
360
370
Apr
87.7%
5.2 min
382
392
May
79.2%
14.2 min
470
478
Jun
77.9%
13.7 min
444
454
Jul
78.7%
15.0 min
456
464
Aug
85.3%
6.1 min
232
232
Sep
92.9%
0.1 min
224
224
Oct
91.1%
0.0 min
380
380
Nov
89.2%
3.0 min
426
432
Dec
85.0%
13.5 min
374
384
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 time82.6%3,691
Delayed >15 min15.7%702
Cancelled1.7%78
Missing departure time0.0%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 the on-time rate and average delay.
Flight numbers are the codes sold on tickets. On shared flights one aircraft can carry several of them. Only numbers with at least 30 flights have a page.