Flight OddsDSM → DCA American Airlines
American Airlines · Des Moines, IA to Washington, DC · 702 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 26 flight numbers
On-time arrival
78%
Median delay
-9 min
90th percentile
+56 min
Cancellation rate
6%
How on-time is American Airlines from DSM to DCA?
Across every American Airlines flight number on DSM → DCA (702 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 78% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -9 min; the worst 10% ran +56 min or later. 6% were cancelled.
Delay distribution
Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).
| Arrival | Flights | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Early / on-time | 509 | 78% |
| 16-30 min | 46 | 7% |
| 31-60 min | 38 | 6% |
| 61-120 min | 31 | 5% |
| 2+ hrs | 27 | 4% |
Performance by month
| Month | Flights | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07 | 48 | 75% | +33 min |
| 2025-08 | 59 | 81% | +8 min |
| 2025-09 | 59 | 71% | +10 min |
| 2025-10 | 62 | 77% | +7 min |
| 2025-11 | 53 | 81% | -3 min |
| 2025-12 | 42 | 76% | +12 min |
| 2026-01 | 50 | 84% | +2 min |
| 2026-02 | 52 | 81% | +12 min |
| 2026-03 | 56 | 68% | +25 min |
| 2026-04 | 60 | 85% | +0 min |
| 2026-05 | 60 | 80% | -5 min |
| 2026-06 | 50 | 78% | +56 min |
Performance by day of week
| Day | Flights | On-time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 90 | 81% |
| Tue | 96 | 75% |
| Wed | 95 | 77% |
| Thu | 98 | 82% |
| Fri | 93 | 77% |
| Sat | 90 | 78% |
| Sun | 89 | 78% |
AA flight numbers on DSM → DCA
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