DSM → CLT American Airlines

American Airlines · Des Moines, IA to Charlotte, NC · 809 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 21 flight numbers

This route is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -13 min, while the worst 10% run +51 min or later.
On-time arrival
83%
Median delay
-13 min
90th percentile
+51 min
Cancellation rate
3%

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

Across every American Airlines flight number on DSM → CLT (809 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 83% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -13 min; the worst 10% ran +51 min or later. 3% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time65583%
16-30 min233%
31-60 min395%
61-120 min314%
2+ hrs375%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-076075%+18 min
2025-088177%+29 min
2025-096290%-8 min
2025-108489%+1 min
2025-118085%-4 min
2025-127473%+11 min
2026-015389%-4 min
2026-025489%+23 min
2026-036287%-5 min
2026-045786%+22 min
2026-056092%-9 min
2026-065872%+17 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon11683%
Tue11886%
Wed11989%
Thu11579%
Fri11482%
Sat9283%
Sun11182%

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