AA4948 ORD → DSM

American Airlines · Chicago, IL to Des Moines, IA · 25 flights observed, 2025-08-06 to 2025-09-02 · 299 mi

This flight is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -13 min, while the worst 10% run +72 min or later.

AA4948 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for ORD → DSM, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
78%
Median delay
-13 min
90th percentile
+72 min
Cancellation rate
4%

How often is AA4948 on time?

Across 25 flights on ORD → DSM from 2025-08-06 to 2025-09-02, AA4948 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 78% of the time. The median arrival delay was -13 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +72 min or later. 4% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time1878%
16-30 min14%
31-60 min14%
61-120 min29%
2+ hrs14%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-082176%+7 min
2025-092100%-17 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon475%
Tue367%
Wed450%
Thu3100%
Fri4100%
Sat250%
Sun3100%

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