AA1536 DSM → ORD

American Airlines · Des Moines, IA to Chicago, IL · 44 flights observed, 2026-04-07 to 2026-05-20 · 299 mi

This flight's reliability varies a lot by day of week — 100% on-time on Mondays vs. 60% on Thursdays.

AA1536 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for DSM → ORD, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
93%
Median delay
-19 min
90th percentile
+4 min
Cancellation rate
7%

How often is AA1536 on time?

Across 44 flights on DSM → ORD from 2026-04-07 to 2026-05-20, AA1536 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 93% of the time. The median arrival delay was -19 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +4 min or later. 7% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time3893%
16-30 min12%
31-60 min00%
61-120 min12%
2+ hrs12%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-042190%+3 min
2026-052095%-15 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon6100%
Tue683%
Wed6100%
Thu560%
Fri6100%
Sat6100%
Sun6100%

Based on US Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading live conditions and full charts…