AA6409 DSM → LAX

American Airlines · Des Moines, IA to Los Angeles, CA · 183 flights observed, 2025-10-06 to 2026-04-06 · 1,447 mi

This flight is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -1 min, while the worst 10% run +87 min or later.

AA6409 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for DSM → LAX, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
74%
Median delay
-1 min
90th percentile
+87 min
Cancellation rate
1%

How often is AA6409 on time?

Across 183 flights on DSM → LAX from 2025-10-06 to 2026-04-06, AA6409 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 74% of the time. The median arrival delay was -1 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +87 min or later. 1% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time13574%
16-30 min1810%
31-60 min84%
61-120 min84%
2+ hrs137%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-102681%+7 min
2025-113070%+82 min
2025-123063%+100 min
2026-013171%+44 min
2026-022875%+12 min
2026-033184%+2 min
2026-04683%+19 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon2778%
Tue2677%
Wed2677%
Thu2673%
Fri2685%
Sat2677%
Sun2552%

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