Flights Des Moines → Denver
DSM → DEN
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) → Denver (DEN) route is operated by Frontier Airlines, United Airlines. Across 529 flights monitored in recent months, 89% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 7 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.51%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 8.2/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Des Moines the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 81% | 6 min | 1.9% |
| Frontier Airlines (F9) | 73% | 12 min | 2.0% |
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On the Des Moines (DSM) -> Denver (DEN) route, on-time performance is 89% with an average delay of 7 minutes, based on 529 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Des Moines-Denver is 1.51% across 529 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Frontier Airlines, United 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.
