1,655 km · Domestic

Des Moines (DSM) – LaGuardia (LGA)

In July 2026, 48 flights operated between Des Moines and LaGuardia (both directions), and 70.8% left on time, according to the US BTS.

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
January6234▼ 45.2%
February5536▼ 34.5%
March5843▼ 25.9%
April6044▼ 26.7%
May5444▼ 18.5%
June51510.0%
July4248▲ 14.3%
August51––
September43––
October45–in progress
November39––
December26––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)382300▼ 21.5%

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
January87.1%67.6%▼ 22.4%
February76.4%80.6%▲ 5.5%
March79.3%62.8%▼ 20.8%
April86.7%84.1%▼ 3.0%
May81.5%84.1%▲ 3.2%
June74.5%82.4%▲ 10.6%
July81.0%70.8%▼ 12.6%
August84.3%––
September83.7%––
October75.6%–in progress
November76.9%––
December61.5%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)80.9%76.1%▼ 6.0%

Cancelled flights by month

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodCancelled flights 2025Cancelled flights 2026Change vs last year
January02–
February14▲ 300.0%
March42▼ 50.0%
April00–
May00–
June21▼ 50.0%
July126▼ 50.0%
August1––
September1––
October0–in progress
November0––
December0––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)1915▼ 21.1%

Airlines on this route

  1. Republic Airways 80.4%
  2. Endeavor Air 19.6%

Oct 1, 2024 – Jul 31, 2026

By direction

DSM → LGA

Scheduled flights
667
Flights operated
654
Cancelled
13 · 1.9%
On-time departures
82.7%

LGA → DSM

Scheduled flights
667
Flights operated
644
Cancelled
23 · 3.4%
On-time departures
79.0%

DSM → LGA and LGA → DSM counted separately.

Airlines on this route

Oct 1, 2024 – Jul 31, 2026
AirlineScheduled flights Share On-time departures Cancelled
Republic Airways YX 1,072 80.4% 79.9% 36
Endeavor Air 9E 262 19.6% 84.7% 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 delay07:00–08:007.7min · 535 recorded · 522 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour3.8min07:00 ↔ 17:00
Recorded flights1,334DSM–LGA

Departure hour

On-time departures 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 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 4 recorded · 4 measured · Source: the US BTS 06:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 25 recorded · 25 measured · Source: the US BTS 07:00 · 83.1% · 535 recorded · 522 measured · Source: the US BTS 08:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 22 recorded · 22 measured · Source: the US BTS 09:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 46 recorded · 46 measured · Source: the US BTS 10:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 26 recorded · 26 measured · Source: the US BTS 11:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 3 recorded · 3 measured · Source: the US BTS 12:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 34 recorded · 34 measured · Source: the US BTS 13:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 36 recorded · 36 measured · Source: the US BTS 14:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 15:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 13 recorded · 13 measured · Source: the US BTS 16:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 42 recorded · 42 measured · Source: the US BTS 17:00 · 79.4% · 444 recorded · 428 measured · Source: the US BTS 18:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 60 recorded · 55 measured · Source: the US BTS 19:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 37 recorded · 36 measured · Source: the US BTS 20:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 6 recorded · 5 measured · Source: the US BTS 21:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 22:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 1 recorded · 1 measured · Source: the US BTS 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Average departure delay 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 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 4 recorded · 4 measured · Source: the US BTS 06:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 25 recorded · 25 measured · Source: the US BTS 07:00 · 7.7 min · 535 recorded · 522 measured · Source: the US BTS 08:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 22 recorded · 22 measured · Source: the US BTS 09:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 46 recorded · 46 measured · Source: the US BTS 10:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 26 recorded · 26 measured · Source: the US BTS 11:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 3 recorded · 3 measured · Source: the US BTS 12:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 34 recorded · 34 measured · Source: the US BTS 13:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 36 recorded · 36 measured · Source: the US BTS 14:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 15:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 13 recorded · 13 measured · Source: the US BTS 16:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 42 recorded · 42 measured · Source: the US BTS 17:00 · 11.4 min · 444 recorded · 428 measured · Source: the US BTS 18:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 60 recorded · 55 measured · Source: the US BTS 19:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 37 recorded · 36 measured · Source: the US BTS 20:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 6 recorded · 5 measured · Source: the US BTS 21:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 22:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 1 recorded · 1 measured · Source: the US BTS 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS

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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 · 4 · 4 recorded · 4 measured · Source: the US BTS 06:00 · 25 · 25 recorded · 25 measured · Source: the US BTS 07:00 · 535 · 535 recorded · 522 measured · Source: the US BTS 08:00 · 22 · 22 recorded · 22 measured · Source: the US BTS 09:00 · 46 · 46 recorded · 46 measured · Source: the US BTS 10:00 · 26 · 26 recorded · 26 measured · Source: the US BTS 11:00 · 3 · 3 recorded · 3 measured · Source: the US BTS 12:00 · 34 · 34 recorded · 34 measured · Source: the US BTS 13:00 · 36 · 36 recorded · 36 measured · Source: the US BTS 14:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 15:00 · 13 · 13 recorded · 13 measured · Source: the US BTS 16:00 · 42 · 42 recorded · 42 measured · Source: the US BTS 17:00 · 444 · 444 recorded · 428 measured · Source: the US BTS 18:00 · 60 · 60 recorded · 55 measured · Source: the US BTS 19:00 · 37 · 37 recorded · 36 measured · Source: the US BTS 20:00 · 6 · 6 recorded · 5 measured · Source: the US BTS 21:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 22:00 · 1 · 1 recorded · 1 measured · Source: the US BTS 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS

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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—44
06:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—2525
07:0083.1%7.7 min522535
08:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—2222
09:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—4646
10:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—2626
11:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—33
12:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—3434
13:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—3636
14:00No observations———
15:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—1313
16:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—4242
17:0079.4%11.4 min428444
18:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—5560
19:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—3637
20:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—56
21:00No observations———
22:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—11
23:00No observations———

Day of week

On-time departures Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
Monday · 80.3% · 226 recorded · 218 measured · Source: the US BTS Tuesday · 83.6% · 225 recorded · 219 measured · Source: the US BTS Wednesday · 84.9% · 224 recorded · 218 measured · Source: the US BTS Thursday · 79.5% · 221 recorded · 215 measured · Source: the US BTS Friday · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 188 recorded · 184 measured · Source: the US BTS Saturday · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 78 recorded · 78 measured · Source: the US BTS Sunday · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 172 recorded · 166 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Average departure delay Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
Monday · 14.1 min · 226 recorded · 218 measured · Source: the US BTS Tuesday · 10.7 min · 225 recorded · 219 measured · Source: the US BTS Wednesday · 5.0 min · 224 recorded · 218 measured · Source: the US BTS Thursday · 9.1 min · 221 recorded · 215 measured · Source: the US BTS Friday · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 188 recorded · 184 measured · Source: the US BTS Saturday · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 78 recorded · 78 measured · Source: the US BTS Sunday · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 172 recorded · 166 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Recorded flights Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
Monday · 226 · 226 recorded · 218 measured · Source: the US BTS Tuesday · 225 · 225 recorded · 219 measured · Source: the US BTS Wednesday · 224 · 224 recorded · 218 measured · Source: the US BTS Thursday · 221 · 221 recorded · 215 measured · Source: the US BTS Friday · 188 · 188 recorded · 184 measured · Source: the US BTS Saturday · 78 · 78 recorded · 78 measured · Source: the US BTS Sunday · 172 · 172 recorded · 166 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Day of weekOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Monday80.3%14.1 min218226
Tuesday83.6%10.7 min219225
Wednesday84.9%5.0 min218224
Thursday79.5%9.1 min215221
FridayFewer than 200 measured departures—184188
SaturdayFewer than 200 measured departures—7878
SundayFewer than 200 measured departures—166172

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 · 98 · 98 recorded · 96 measured · Source: the US BTS Feb · 96 · 96 recorded · 91 measured · Source: the US BTS Mar · 107 · 107 recorded · 101 measured · Source: the US BTS Apr · 104 · 104 recorded · 104 measured · Source: the US BTS May · 98 · 98 recorded · 98 measured · Source: the US BTS Jun · 105 · 105 recorded · 102 measured · Source: the US BTS Jul · 108 · 108 recorded · 90 measured · Source: the US BTS Aug · 52 · 52 recorded · 51 measured · Source: the US BTS Sep · 44 · 44 recorded · 43 measured · Source: the US BTS Oct · 147 · 147 recorded · 147 measured · Source: the US BTS Nov · 197 · 197 recorded · 197 measured · Source: the US BTS Dec · 178 · 178 recorded · 178 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—9698
FebFewer than 200 measured departures—9196
MarFewer than 200 measured departures—101107
AprFewer than 200 measured departures—104104
MayFewer than 200 measured departures—9898
JunFewer than 200 measured departures—102105
JulFewer than 200 measured departures—90108
AugFewer than 200 measured departures—5152
SepFewer than 200 measured departures—4344
OctFewer than 200 measured departures—147147
NovFewer than 200 measured departures—197197
DecFewer than 200 measured departures—178178

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 78.7% 1,050
  • Delayed >15 min 18.6% 248
  • Cancelled 2.7% 36
  • 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
YX4795 DSM → LGA 536 82.4%
YX4395 LGA → DSM 535 77.3%
9E9E4904 LGA → DSM 70 78.6%
9E9E4948 DSM → LGA 67 86.6%
9E9E4915 LGA → DSM 61 93.4%
9E9E4945 DSM → LGA 60 81.7%

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 48 +14.3% 6 70.8%
June 2026 51 +0.0% 1 82.4%
May 2026 44 −18.5% 0 84.1%
April 2026 44 −26.7% 0 84.1%
March 2026 43 −25.9% 2 62.8%
February 2026 36 −34.5% 4 80.6%
January 2026 34 −45.2% 2 67.6%
December 2025 26 −82.9% 0 61.5%
November 2025 39 −75.3% 0 76.9%
October 2025 45 −55.9% 0 75.6%
September 2025 43 1 83.7%
August 2025 51 1 84.3%
July 2025 42 12 81.0%
June 2025 51 2 74.5%
May 2025 54 0 81.5%
April 2025 60 0 86.7%
March 2025 58 4 79.3%
February 2025 55 1 76.4%
January 2025 62 0 87.1%
December 2024 152 0 77.6%
November 2024 158 0 89.2%
October 2024 102 0 91.2%

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