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1,440 km · Domestic

Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA) – Des Moines (DSM)

In July 2026, 115 flights operated between Ronald Reagan Washington National and Des Moines (both directions), and 75.7% left on time, according to the US BTS.

Official · July 2026 according to the US BTS only airlines required to report on-time data to the US DOT

Flights per month

Only complete months are shown. A month appears once the source has published every day of it.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodFlights operated 2025Flights operated 2026Change vs last year
January1031030.0%
February87104▲ 19.5%
March1121120.0%
April104117▲ 12.5%
May120122▲ 1.7%
June111103▼ 7.2%
July98115▲ 17.3%
August122––
September119––
October124–in progress
November103––
December83––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)735776▲ 5.6%

On-time departures by month

Departures within 15 minutes of schedule.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodOn-time departures 2025On-time departures 2026Change vs last year
January73.8%81.6%▲ 10.6%
February58.6%76.9%▲ 31.2%
March82.1%67.9%▼ 17.3%
April78.8%82.9%▲ 5.2%
May76.7%84.4%▲ 10.0%
June69.4%64.1%▼ 7.6%
July72.4%75.7%▲ 4.6%
August76.2%––
September83.2%––
October77.4%–in progress
November80.6%––
December75.9%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)73.1%76.2%▲ 4.2%

Cancelled flights by month

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodCancelled flights 2025Cancelled flights 2026Change vs last year
January910▲ 11.1%
February238▼ 65.2%
March12120.0%
April83▼ 62.5%
May21▼ 50.0%
June717▲ 142.9%
July247▼ 70.8%
August2––
September1––
October0–in progress
November7––
December9––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)8558▼ 31.8%

Airlines on this route

  1. PSA Airlines 68.6%
  2. Republic Airways 24.1%
  3. Envoy Air 7.3%
  4. American Airlines 0.1%

Oct 1, 2024 – Jul 31, 2026

By direction

DCA → DSM

Scheduled flights
1,251
Flights operated
1,168
Cancelled
83 · 6.6%
On-time departures
73.2%

DSM → DCA

Scheduled flights
1,252
Flights operated
1,173
Cancelled
79 · 6.3%
On-time departures
80.1%

DCA → DSM and DSM → DCA counted separately.

Airlines on this route

Oct 1, 2024 – Jul 31, 2026
AirlineScheduled flights Share On-time departures Cancelled
PSA Airlines OH 1,716 68.6% 75.9% 123
Republic Airways YX 602 24.1% 77.1% 30
Envoy Air MQ 183 7.3% 82.2% 9
American Airlines AA 2 0.1% 100.0% 0

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 delay06:00–07:007.5min · 522 recorded · 488 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour11.8min06:00 ↔ 13:00
Recorded flights2,503DCA–DSM

Departure hour

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Average departure delay Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT

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Departure hourOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
00:00No observations———
01:00No observations———
02:00No observations———
03:00No observations———
04:00No observations———
05:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—5864
06:0090.8%7.5 min488522
07:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—2122
08:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—1010
09:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—1113
10:0081.5%8.1 min286299
11:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—106109
12:0072.4%16.6 min261270
13:0073.2%19.3 min324339
14:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—3539
15:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—190204
16:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—89
17:00No observations———
18:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—11
19:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—165180
20:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—156181
21:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—5669
22:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—165172
23:00No observations———

Day of week

On-time departures Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT

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Average departure delay Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT

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Day of weekOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Monday77.4%24.0 min341364
Tuesday77.5%14.6 min351367
Wednesday78.8%12.5 min340366
Thursday74.1%18.1 min328356
Friday74.9%22.7 min339360
Saturday76.3%17.9 min304326
Sunday77.5%17.6 min338364

Month of year

Months combine the same calendar month across the years shown; this is a seasonal pattern, not a monthly time series.

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Average departure delay Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT

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Recorded flights Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT

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Month of yearOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Jan77.7%14.5 min206225
FebFewer than 200 measured departures—191222
Mar75.0%23.2 min224248
Apr81.0%13.9 min221232
May80.6%13.2 min242245
Jun66.8%38.8 min214238
Jul74.2%26.5 min213244
AugFewer than 200 measured departures—122124
SepFewer than 200 measured departures—119120
Oct81.2%6.4 min202202
Nov85.3%5.2 min211218
DecFewer than 200 measured departures—176185

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 71.7% 1,795
  • Delayed >15 min 21.8% 546
  • Cancelled 6.5% 162
  • 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 the on-time rate and average delay.

Flight numbers on this route

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19 of 19
Flight numbersBy direction DeparturesOn time
OH5432 DCA → DSM 451 67.0%
OH5388 DCA → DSM 310 77.0%
OH5388 DSM → DCA 281 73.3%
OH5414 DSM → DCA 217 91.7%
OH5098 DSM → DCA 124 84.7%
OH5645 DSM → DCA 80 83.1%
YX4698 DSM → DCA 76 87.3%
YX4702 DCA → DSM 76 65.7%
YX4435 DSM → DCA 52 53.5%
YX4435 DCA → DSM 51 71.4%
YX4806 DCA → DSM 44 83.3%
YX4806 DSM → DCA 44 79.1%
MQ4102 DSM → DCA 39 67.6%
MQ4102 DCA → DSM 38 91.9%
YX4713 DCA → DSM 38 89.5%
YX4713 DSM → DCA 38 81.6%
OH5292 DCA → DSM 36 73.5%
OH5292 DSM → DCA 35 62.5%
OH5302 DSM → DCA 33 97.0%

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.

Monthly figures
PeriodFlights operated Change vs last yearCancelled On-time departures
July 2026 115 +17.3% 7 75.7%
June 2026 103 −7.2% 17 64.1%
May 2026 122 +1.7% 1 84.4%
April 2026 117 +12.5% 3 82.9%
March 2026 112 +0.0% 12 67.9%
February 2026 104 +19.5% 8 76.9%
January 2026 103 +0.0% 10 81.6%
December 2025 83 −10.8% 9 75.9%
November 2025 103 −4.6% 7 80.6%
October 2025 124 +59.0% 0 77.4%
September 2025 119 1 83.2%
August 2025 122 2 76.2%
July 2025 98 24 72.4%
June 2025 111 7 69.4%
May 2025 120 2 76.7%
April 2025 104 8 78.8%
March 2025 112 12 82.1%
February 2025 87 23 58.6%
January 2025 103 9 73.8%
December 2024 93 0 66.7%
November 2024 108 0 89.8%
October 2024 78 0 87.2%

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