1,560 km · Domestic

Des Moines (DSM) – Philadelphia (PHL)

In July 2026, 127 flights operated between Des Moines and Philadelphia (both directions), and 65.4% left on time, according to the US BTS.

Flights operated · latest month127▲ 14.4%vs July 2025
On-time departures78.7%Average delay 22.5 min
Cancelled4.6%42 of 920 scheduled flights
Airlines3
Rank in country#2,255

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

Flights per month

Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT · 9 of 9 periods have data

June 2025 August 2025 October 2025 May 2026 July 2026

Short series — DSM–PHL has only 9 months so far. Enough to show the level now, not enough to read a trend.

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

The most recent periods9 periods

Period	Flights operated 2025	Flights operated 2026	Change vs last year
January	–	–	–
February	–	–	–
March	–	–	–
April	–	–	–
May	–	50	–
June	95	125	▲ 31.6%
July	111	127	▲ 14.4%
August	122	–	–
September	119	–	–
October	124	–	in progress
November	5	–	–
December	–	–	–

On-time departures by month

Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT · 9 of 9 periods have data

June 2025 August 2025 October 2025 May 2026 July 2026

Short series — DSM–PHL has only 9 months so far. Enough to show the level now, not enough to read a trend.

Departures within 15 minutes of schedule.

The most recent periods9 periods

Period	On-time departures 2025	On-time departures 2026	Change vs last year
January	–	–	–
February	–	–	–
March	–	–	–
April	–	–	–
May	–	78.0%	–
June	71.6%	77.6%	▲ 8.4%
July	80.2%	65.4%	▼ 18.5%
August	81.1%	–	–
September	90.8%	–	–
October	83.1%	–	in progress
November	100.0%	–	–
December	–	–	–

Cancelled flights by month

Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT · 9 of 9 periods have data

June 2025 August 2025 October 2025 May 2026 July 2026

Short series — DSM–PHL has only 9 months so far. Enough to show the level now, not enough to read a trend.

The most recent periods9 periods

Period	Cancelled flights 2025	Cancelled flights 2026	Change vs last year
January	–	–	–
February	–	–	–
March	–	–	–
April	–	–	–
May	–	2	–
June	8	7	▼ 12.5%
July	7	15	▲ 114.3%
August	2	–	–
September	1	–	–
October	0	–	in progress
November	0	–	–
December	–	–	–

By direction

DSM → PHL

Scheduled flights: 460
Flights operated: 439
Cancelled: 21 · 4.6%
On-time departures: 81.1%

PHL → DSM

Scheduled flights: 460
Flights operated: 439
Cancelled: 21 · 4.6%
On-time departures: 76.3%

DSM → PHL and PHL → DSM counted separately.

Airlines on this route

Jun 1, 2025 – Jul 31, 2026

Airline	Scheduled flights	Share	On-time departures	Cancelled
PSA Airlines OH	724	78.7%	79.6%	32
Republic Airways YX	154	16.7%	83.1%	6
Allegiant Air G4	42	4.6%	44.7%	4

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 · Jun 5, 2025 → Jul 31, 2026

Lowest average delay06:00–07:006.4min · 218 recorded · 210 measured

Recorded flights920DSM–PHL

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 hour	On-time departures	Average departure delay	With departure time	Recorded flights
00:00	No observations	—	—	—
01:00	No observations	—	—	—
02:00	No observations	—	—	—
03:00	No observations	—	—	—
04:00	No observations	—	—	—
05:00	No observations	—	—	—
06:00	89.5%	6.4 min	210	218
07:00	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	1	1
08:00	No observations	—	—	—
09:00	No observations	—	—	—
10:00	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	151	155
11:00	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	64	65
12:00	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	76	77
13:00	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	133	143
14:00	No observations	—	—	—
15:00	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	8	9
16:00	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	7	8
17:00	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	4	4
18:00	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	1	1
19:00	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	181	191
20:00	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	34	40
21:00	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	8	8
22:00	No observations	—	—	—
23:00	No observations	—	—	—

Day of week

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

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Day of week	On-time departures	Average departure delay	With departure time	Recorded flights
Monday	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	120	124
Tuesday	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	116	121
Wednesday	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	117	120
Thursday	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	145	152
Friday	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	123	131
Saturday	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	119	127
Sunday	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	138	145

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 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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Month of year	On-time departures	Average departure delay	With departure time	Recorded flights
Jan	No observations	—	—	—
Feb	No observations	—	—	—
Mar	No observations	—	—	—
Apr	No observations	—	—	—
May	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	50	52
Jun	75.0%	26.4 min	220	235
Jul	72.3%	42.6 min	238	260
Aug	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	122	124
Sep	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	119	120
Oct	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	124	124
Nov	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	5	5
Dec	No observations	—	—	—

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 75.1% 691
Delayed >15 min 20.3% 187
Cancelled 4.6% 42
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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Flight numbers	By direction	Departures	On time
OH5478	PHL → DSM	118	68.1%
OH5082	DSM → PHL	117	78.8%
OH5479	DSM → PHL	90	93.2%
OH5165	PHL → DSM	70	88.1%
OH5165	DSM → PHL	70	70.3%
OH5566	PHL → DSM	62	81.7%
OH5068	PHL → DSM	55	90.9%
YX4406	PHL → DSM	44	75.6%
YX4463	DSM → PHL	44	83.3%
YX4599	DSM → PHL	33	78.1%
YX4599	PHL → DSM	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

Period	Flights operated	Change vs last year	Cancelled	On-time departures
July 2026	127	+14.4%	15	65.4%
June 2026	125	+31.6%	7	77.6%
May 2026	50		2	78.0%
November 2025	5		0	100.0%
October 2025	124		0	83.1%
September 2025	119		1	90.8%
August 2025	122		2	81.1%
July 2025	111		7	80.2%
June 2025	95		8	71.6%

Des Moines (DSM) – Philadelphia (PHL)

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Flight timing & delays

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