DSM → DFW American Airlines

American Airlines · Des Moines, IA to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX · 1,436 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 41 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 +82 min or later.
On-time arrival
73%
Median delay
-6 min
90th percentile
+82 min
Cancellation rate
4%

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

Across every American Airlines flight number on DSM → DFW (1,436 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 73% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -6 min; the worst 10% ran +82 min or later. 4% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time1,00273%
16-30 min977%
31-60 min937%
61-120 min846%
2+ hrs937%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-0711261%+35 min
2025-0811474%+22 min
2025-0911472%+12 min
2025-1011874%+14 min
2025-1110968%+39 min
2025-1211965%+23 min
2026-0110777%+19 min
2026-0211378%+18 min
2026-0311781%+8 min
2026-0411784%-2 min
2026-0511783%+6 min
2026-0611263%+39 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon19868%
Tue20282%
Wed20078%
Thu19972%
Fri19973%
Sat17871%
Sun19368%

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