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2,324 km · Domestic

Des Moines (DSM) – Los Angeles (LAX)

In July 2026, 62 flights operated between Des Moines and Los Angeles (both directions), and 64.5% 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 periods10 periods
PeriodFlights operated 2025Flights operated 2026Change vs last year
January–62–
February–56–
March–62–
April–60–
May–63–
June–60–
July–62–
August–––
September–––
October53–in progress
November63––
December61––

On-time departures by month

Departures within 15 minutes of schedule.

The most recent periods10 periods
PeriodOn-time departures 2025On-time departures 2026Change vs last year
January–85.5%–
February–87.5%–
March–87.1%–
April–66.7%–
May–81.0%–
June–68.3%–
July–64.5%–
August–––
September–––
October90.6%–in progress
November81.0%––
December78.7%––

Cancelled flights by month

The most recent periods10 periods
PeriodCancelled flights 2025Cancelled flights 2026Change vs last year
January–0–
February–0–
March–0–
April–0–
May–0–
June–0–
July–0–
August–––
September–––
October0–in progress
November0––
December1––

Airlines on this route

  1. SkyWest Airlines 99.7%
  2. Delta Air Lines 0.3%

Nov 1, 2024 – Jul 31, 2026

By direction

DSM → LAX

Scheduled flights
304
Flights operated
303
Cancelled
1 · 0.3%
On-time departures
74.6%

LAX → DSM

Scheduled flights
301
Flights operated
301
Cancelled
0 · 0.0%
On-time departures
83.4%

DSM → LAX and LAX → DSM counted separately.

Airlines on this route

Nov 1, 2024 – Jul 31, 2026
AirlineScheduled flights Share On-time departures Cancelled
SkyWest Airlines OO 603 99.7% 78.9% 1
Delta Air Lines DL 2 0.3% 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 · Nov 7, 2024 → Jul 31, 2026

Recorded flights605DSM–LAX

Departure hour

Recorded flights Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 05:00 · 1 · 1 recorded · 1 measured · Source: the US BTS 06:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 07:00 · 2 · 2 recorded · 2 measured · Source: the US BTS 08:00 · 42 · 42 recorded · 42 measured · Source: the US BTS 09:00 · 139 · 139 recorded · 139 measured · Source: the US BTS 10:00 · 1 · 1 recorded · 1 measured · Source: the US BTS 11:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 12:00 · 118 · 118 recorded · 118 measured · Source: the US BTS 13:00 · 2 · 2 recorded · 2 measured · Source: the US BTS 14:00 · 12 · 12 recorded · 12 measured · Source: the US BTS 15:00 · 170 · 170 recorded · 169 measured · Source: the US BTS 16:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 17:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 18:00 · 118 · 118 recorded · 118 measured · Source: the US BTS 19:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 20:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 21:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 22:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS

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No bucket in this view has 200 measured departures yet. Flight counts are shown; on-time and delay charts become available when the sample is large enough.

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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—11
06:00No observations———
07:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—22
08:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—4242
09:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—139139
10:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—11
11:00No observations———
12:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—118118
13:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—22
14:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—1212
15:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—169170
16:00No observations———
17:00No observations———
18:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—118118
19:00No observations———
20:00No observations———
21:00No observations———
22:00No observations———
23:00No observations———

Day of week

Recorded flights Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
Monday · 87 · 87 recorded · 87 measured · Source: the US BTS Tuesday · 86 · 86 recorded · 86 measured · Source: the US BTS Wednesday · 86 · 86 recorded · 86 measured · Source: the US BTS Thursday · 88 · 88 recorded · 88 measured · Source: the US BTS Friday · 88 · 88 recorded · 88 measured · Source: the US BTS Saturday · 84 · 84 recorded · 84 measured · Source: the US BTS Sunday · 86 · 86 recorded · 85 measured · Source: the US BTS

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No bucket in this view has 200 measured departures yet. Flight counts are shown; on-time and delay charts become available when the sample is large enough.

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Day of weekOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
MondayFewer than 200 measured departures—8787
TuesdayFewer than 200 measured departures—8686
WednesdayFewer than 200 measured departures—8686
ThursdayFewer than 200 measured departures—8888
FridayFewer than 200 measured departures—8888
SaturdayFewer than 200 measured departures—8484
SundayFewer than 200 measured departures—8586

Month of year

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

Recorded flights Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
Jan · 62 · 62 recorded · 62 measured · Source: the US BTS Feb · 56 · 56 recorded · 56 measured · Source: the US BTS Mar · 62 · 62 recorded · 62 measured · Source: the US BTS Apr · 60 · 60 recorded · 60 measured · Source: the US BTS May · 63 · 63 recorded · 63 measured · Source: the US BTS Jun · 60 · 60 recorded · 60 measured · Source: the US BTS Jul · 62 · 62 recorded · 62 measured · Source: the US BTS Aug · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS Sep · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS Oct · 53 · 53 recorded · 53 measured · Source: the US BTS Nov · 65 · 65 recorded · 65 measured · Source: the US BTS Dec · 62 · 62 recorded · 61 measured · Source: the US BTS

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No bucket in this view has 200 measured departures yet. Flight counts are shown; on-time and delay charts become available when the sample is large enough.

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Month of yearOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
JanFewer than 200 measured departures—6262
FebFewer than 200 measured departures—5656
MarFewer than 200 measured departures—6262
AprFewer than 200 measured departures—6060
MayFewer than 200 measured departures—6363
JunFewer than 200 measured departures—6060
JulFewer than 200 measured departures—6262
AugNo observations———
SepNo observations———
OctFewer than 200 measured departures—5353
NovFewer than 200 measured departures—6565
DecFewer than 200 measured departures—6162

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 78.8% 477
  • Delayed >15 min 21.0% 127
  • Cancelled 0.2% 1
  • 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

6
Flight numbersBy direction DeparturesOn time
OO6409 DSM → LAX 183 75.8%
OO6409 LAX → DSM 182 94.0%
OO4971 DSM → LAX 72 73.6%
OO4971 LAX → DSM 72 68.1%
OO5011 LAX → DSM 44 63.6%
OO5011 DSM → LAX 44 68.2%

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 62 0 64.5%
June 2026 60 0 68.3%
May 2026 63 0 81.0%
April 2026 60 0 66.7%
March 2026 62 0 87.1%
February 2026 56 0 87.5%
January 2026 62 0 85.5%
December 2025 61 1 78.7%
November 2025 63 +3,050.0% 0 81.0%
October 2025 53 0 90.6%
November 2024 2 0 100.0%

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