AA6480 DSM → ORD

American Airlines · Des Moines, IA to Chicago, IL · 36 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2025-08-05 · 299 mi

This flight's reliability varies a lot by day of week — 80% on-time on Saturdays vs. 40% on Thursdays.

AA6480 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for DSM → ORD, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
50%
Median delay
+16 min
90th percentile
+109 min
Cancellation rate
6%

How often is AA6480 on time?

Across 36 flights on DSM → ORD from 2025-07-01 to 2025-08-05, AA6480 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 50% of the time. The median arrival delay was +16 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +109 min or later. 6% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time1750%
16-30 min515%
31-60 min515%
61-120 min39%
2+ hrs412%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-072945%+43 min
2025-08580%+18 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon425%
Tue650%
Wed450%
Thu540%
Fri540%
Sat580%
Sun560%

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