AA5011 LAX → DSM

American Airlines · Los Angeles, CA to Des Moines, IA · 44 flights observed, 2026-04-07 to 2026-05-20 · 1,447 mi

This flight's reliability varies a lot by day of week — 100% on-time on Saturdays vs. 50% on Thursdays.

AA5011 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for LAX → DSM, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
77%
Median delay
-7 min
90th percentile
+44 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is AA5011 on time?

Across 44 flights on LAX → DSM from 2026-04-07 to 2026-05-20, AA5011 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 77% of the time. The median arrival delay was -7 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +44 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time3477%
16-30 min25%
31-60 min614%
61-120 min12%
2+ hrs12%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-042471%+1 min
2026-052085%-2 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon683%
Tue786%
Wed771%
Thu650%
Fri683%
Sat6100%
Sun667%

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