CLT → DSM American Airlines

American Airlines · Charlotte, NC to Des Moines, IA · 809 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 18 flight numbers

This route is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -6 min, while the worst 10% run +54 min or later.
On-time arrival
74%
Median delay
-6 min
90th percentile
+54 min
Cancellation rate
3%

How on-time is American Airlines from CLT to DSM?

Across every American Airlines flight number on CLT → DSM (809 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 74% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -6 min; the worst 10% ran +54 min or later. 3% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time58074%
16-30 min587%
31-60 min7610%
61-120 min375%
2+ hrs334%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-076058%+27 min
2025-088173%+11 min
2025-096277%0 min
2025-108488%-8 min
2025-117980%+13 min
2025-127465%+18 min
2026-015381%+5 min
2026-025573%+15 min
2026-036274%+16 min
2026-045673%+2 min
2026-055980%+3 min
2026-065961%+25 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon11769%
Tue11976%
Wed11784%
Thu11573%
Fri11271%
Sat9278%
Sun11267%

Based on US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading the full breakdown…