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Flight records through . Security counts through .

When is Des Moines security busiest? 4 to 5 every morning.

Calmest around 5 pm. Choose any hour on the board.

People screened per hour at DSM checkpoints, by weekday and hour; choose a cell to read it
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People screened per hour at DSM checkpoints, by weekday and hour; choose a cell to read it
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Friday, 4 am

720

people screened, 8-week average.

Which departures leave on time? Leave in the morning.

5 am: 87% left on time. 7 pm: 54%.

Flight records,

Share of DSM departures leaving less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled hour
DepartsBarLeft on time
5 am87%
6 am86%
7 am80%
8 am87%
9 am86%
10 am79%
11 am81%
12 pm78%
1 pm75%
2 pm76%
3 pm72%
4 pm63%
5 pm73%
6 pm70%
7 pm54%
8 pm67%

Which airline runs on time here? Delta and United lead.

American flies 36% of DSM departures and landed on time 74% of the time.

Flight records,

  1. Delta 4,018 flights, 2.3% cancelled 80%
  2. United 4,102 flights, 2.0% cancelled 78%
  3. American 6,685 flights, 3.7% cancelled 74%

Not ranked, under ten flights a day: Frontier 84% of 184, Southwest 82% of 1,789, Allegiant 74% of 2,020.

Where do DSM flights land late? Chicago, Dallas Fort Worth, Detroit.

Lowest on-time rates of the 8 busiest.

Flight records,

ToFlightsOn time
ORD Chicago3,51070%
DEN Denver2,32783%
DFW Dallas/Fort Worth1,44071%
ATL Atlanta1,29086%
MSP Minneapolis1,25480%
PHX Phoenix1,05679%
DTW Detroit1,01579%
CLT Charlotte81380%