AA5012 ORD → DSM

American Airlines · Chicago, IL to Des Moines, IA · 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 Tuesdays vs. 50% on Mondays.

AA5012 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
76%
Median delay
0 min
90th percentile
+49 min
Cancellation rate
5%

How often is AA5012 on time?

Across 44 flights on ORD → DSM from 2026-04-07 to 2026-05-20, AA5012 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 76% of the time. The median arrival delay was 0 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +49 min or later. 5% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time3276%
16-30 min37%
31-60 min410%
61-120 min25%
2+ hrs12%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-042374%+9 min
2026-051979%+7 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon650%
Tue5100%
Wed757%
Thu683%
Fri683%
Sat667%
Sun6100%

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