Des Moines06:44·11°C·#60/327

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+7 min

Des Moines (DSM) airport average departure delay right now

Measured operations: departures +7 min, arrivals +3 min. This airport's board does not publish cancellations.

Hour by hour

06:00today +7 min on time

Drag. Solid bars are observed. Hatched bars are expected.

Des Moines (DSM) delays today: departures are running +7 min and arrivals +3 min, across 56 flights tracked so far. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 30 October 2026 at 03:45 UTC.

Departures25 timed

On time52%13

Delayed48%12

typical now +7 min

Arrivals37 timed

On time73%27

Delayed27%10

typical now +3 min

Delayed routes todaymedian · min 3 legs

IAH+74m

ORD+15m

Airlines by median delay todaymedian · min 3 legs

1INetJets Aviation+47m

Why13 kt ESE winds, Overcast at 4,200 ft at DSM right now (METAR).

Weather window Forecast (TAF) ⛈️ 09–16 Worse conditions hold through the TAF window. Made up in the air Network figure ~27 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.

Tomorrow at Des Moines

Forecast

Sat 31 Oct, local date

High17°Clikely 13°C to 21°C

Low12°Clikely 9°C to 14°C

79% chance of rain

Outlook: elevated

Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late: 13%usually 9.2%

Weather behind it: 79% chance of rain at Des Moines; 97% chance of rain at Chicago, where 18% of departures go; 45% chance of fog at Denver, where 12% of departures go; 84% chance of rain at Phoenix, where 6% of departures go

No cancellation outlook here: this airport's board does not publish cancellations reliably.

Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Based on about 54 departures a day. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Last 30 days

Today is the 28th worst day of the last 30. Median day: +11 min departures.

Typical week here

+13

MON

+10

TUE

+12

WED

+16

THU

+13

FRI

+12

SAT

+12

SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Tuesday (+10 min), heaviest on Thursday (+16 min).

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One message when DSM crosses your line, one when it clears. Nothing else, ever.

Des Moines airport delays today

Weather watch at DSM: measured operations remain calm. A typical departure is currently +7 min. Arrivals are +3 min. Weather worsens around 09:00 local per the TAF. The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 07:00 (+5 min expected). The terminal forecast includes thunderstorms and cumulonimbus clouds.

Nearby gateways: OMA MCI FSD MSP STL ORD · Global delay board · Nonstop routes from Des Moines

Is Des Moines (DSM) delayed right now?

Weather watch at DSM: measured operations remain calm. The terminal forecast includes thunderstorms and cumulonimbus clouds. Measured operations: departures +7 min, arrivals +3 min. This airport's board does not publish cancellations.

What is the current weather at Des Moines (DSM)?

Winds ESE-110 at 13kt, Vis 10sm, Temp 11°C, Dew 7°C, Alt 30.26 inHg, Broken layer at 4200ft, Overcast layer at 10000ft. 11°C. wind 13 kt. visibility >10 km. flight rules VFR.

What is the best day to fly from Des Moines (DSM)?

Over the last 90 days, Tuesday averaged the lightest departure delays (+10 min). Thursday ran heaviest (+16 min).

How often are flights delayed at DSM today?

We tracked 56 flights today: departures +7 min, arrivals +3 min.

What is the TAF forecast for DSM?

The next TAF period (VFR) forecasts: Winds E-090 at 5kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Broken layer at 6000ft.

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How we measure this →

Technical · METAR, flight rules & indexes

VFRRight now visual (VFR), but the forecast (TAF) below dips to marginal visual ahead: small spacing adjustments are possible.

Wind110° 13 kt

Visibility>10 km

Ceiling4,200 ft

Temp / dew11 / 7 °C

Pressure1025 hPa

KDSM 301054Z 11013KT 10SM BKN042 OVC100 11/07 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP245 T01110067

01:00 to 05:00VFRWinds E-090 at 5kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Broken layer at 6000ft

02:00 to 05:00TEMPOMVFRVis 6sm, Light Thunderstorm Rain, Overcast layer at 3000ft (Cumulonimbus)

05:00 to 09:00VFRWinds ESE-110 at 7kt, Vis 6sm, Light Thunderstorm Rain, Overcast layer at 4500ft (Cumulonimbus)

09:00 to 11:00MVFRWinds E-100 at 9kt, Vis 6sm, Light Showers Rain, Overcast layer at 2500ft

Dep index

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METAR 05:54 local · 51m ago · delay window 22:45 local · How these are computed → methodology