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Delta Air Lines / ATL → DSM

DL 1704 on time

Delta Air Lines 1704: Atlanta to Des Moines at 9:30 a.m.; Des Moines to Atlanta at 11:28 a.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for ATL → DSM, its busiest leg

On time
86%
363 flights · likely 82–89%
Cancelled
2.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−10 min
median vs schedule
When late
+57 min
average delay
Similar flights
86%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 7 DL 1704 flights from Atlanta arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (14%); 2.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 10 minutes early.

DL 1704: ATL → DSM

Scheduled to leave Atlanta at 9:30 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 86% of the time (363 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (86%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90SepOct 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90OctNov 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80NovDec 2025: 74% on time (31 flights)74DecJan 2026: 76% on time (29 flights)76JanFeb 2026: 82% on time (28 flights)82FebMar 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74MarApr 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87AprMay 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94MayJun 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90JunJul 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94JulAug 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5385%
Tuesday5285%
Wednesday5290%
Thursday5186%
Friday5186%
Saturday5281%
Sunday5287%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 64%Late inbound plane 19%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 15%Severe weather 1%

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DL 1704: DSM → ATL

Scheduled to leave Des Moines at 11:28 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 86% of the time (363 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (87%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90SepOct 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90OctNov 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83NovDec 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77DecJan 2026: 69% on time (29 flights)69JanFeb 2026: 93% on time (28 flights)93FebMar 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MarApr 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93AprMay 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90MayJun 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87JunJul 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84JulAug 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5379%
Tuesday5288%
Wednesday5290%
Thursday5192%
Friday5188%
Saturday5279%
Sunday5285%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 52%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 33%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 13%Severe weather 1%

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Questions

How often is DL 1704 from ATL to DSM late?

Delta Air Lines 1704 from Atlanta, GA to Des Moines, IA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 14% of 363 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.5% were cancelled.

How often is DL 1704 from DSM to ATL late?

Delta Air Lines 1704 from Des Moines, IA to Atlanta, GA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 14% of 363 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.2% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check Delta Air Lines for today's flight. Method.