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DL 5345 on time

Delta Air Lines 5345: Detroit to Des Moines at 4:00 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
72%
325 flights · likely 67–76%
Cancelled
1.2%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−6 min
median vs schedule
When late
+78 min
average delay
Similar flights
73%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 DL 5345 flights from Detroit arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (28%); 1.2% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 6 minutes early.

DL 5345: DTW → DSM

Scheduled to leave Detroit at 4:00 p.m. local time, operated by Endeavor Air as 9E 5345. Over the past year it arrived on time 72% of the time (325 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (73%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

30%65%100%Sep 2025: 97% on time (30 flights)97SepOct 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90OctNov 2025: 79% on time (29 flights)79NovDec 2025: 35% on time (31 flights)35DecJan 2026: 59% on time (17 flights)59JanFeb 2026: too few flights (10 flights)FebMar 2026: 75% on time (24 flights)75MarApr 2026: 67% on time (30 flights)67AprMay 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MayJun 2026: 67% on time (30 flights)67JunJul 2026: 55% on time (31 flights)55JulAug 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4856%
Tuesday4777%
Wednesday4770%
Thursday4576%
Friday4672%
Saturday4678%
Sunday4674%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 51%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 36%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 13%

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Questions

How often is DL 5345 from DTW to DSM late?

Delta Air Lines 5345 from Detroit, MI to Des Moines, IA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 28% of 325 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.2% 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.