American Airlines · Washington, DC to Des Moines, IA · 238 flights observed, 2025-07-04 to 2026-06-30 · 897 mi
AA5432 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for DCA → DSM, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.
How often is AA5432 on time?
Across 238 flights on DCA → DSM from 2025-07-04 to 2026-06-30, AA5432 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 70% of the time. The median arrival delay was -8 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +86 min or later. 13% of flights were cancelled.
Delay distribution
Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).
| Arrival | Flights | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Early / on-time | 144 | 70% |
| 16-30 min | 19 | 9% |
| 31-60 min | 16 | 8% |
| 61-120 min | 15 | 7% |
| 2+ hrs | 12 | 6% |
Performance by month
| Month | Flights | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07 | 16 | 63% | +26 min |
| 2025-08 | 31 | 71% | +26 min |
| 2025-09 | 6 | 67% | +11 min |
| 2025-10 | 27 | 85% | -10 min |
| 2025-11 | 3 | 67% | +10 min |
| 2025-12 | 1 | 100% | +8 min |
| 2026-02 | 14 | 71% | +1 min |
| 2026-03 | 24 | 58% | +29 min |
| 2026-04 | 29 | 72% | +2 min |
| 2026-05 | 30 | 77% | +10 min |
| 2026-06 | 25 | 56% | +39 min |
Performance by day of week
| Day | Flights | On-time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 29 | 79% |
| Tue | 32 | 75% |
| Wed | 26 | 73% |
| Thu | 26 | 58% |
| Fri | 29 | 62% |
| Sat | 38 | 76% |
| Sun | 26 | 62% |
Other routes
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