Flights Des Moines → Atlanta
DSM → ATL
Route overview
The flight route from Des Moines to Atlanta operates with a high on-time performance rate of 87%, with an average delay of just 3.5 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 278 flights using aircraft such as the Canadair Regional Jet 700, McDonnell Douglas MD-88, and Canadair Regional Jet 900, serving a destination airport that handles nearly 108 million passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Des Moines (DSM) → Atlanta (ATL) route is operated by Air France, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 370 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.70%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Des Moines the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Atlanta: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Des Moines (DSM) to Atlanta (ATL) heads south-east for about 1,195 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 55m.
Departures from Des Moines on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 37% of DSM-ATL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Des Moines the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Atlanta it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 370 tracked DSM-ATL flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 2.7% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) | 84% | 20 min | 0.0% |
| Air France (AF) | 82% | 18 min | 3.3% |
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
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Frequently asked questions about DSM-ATL
On the Des Moines (DSM) -> Atlanta (ATL) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 370 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Des Moines-Atlanta is 2.70% across 370 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: Air France, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
