DSM → ORD American Airlines

American Airlines · Des Moines, IA to Chicago, IL · 1,770 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 74 flight numbers

This route is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -8 min, while the worst 10% run +73 min or later.
On-time arrival
74%
Median delay
-8 min
90th percentile
+73 min
Cancellation rate
5%

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

Across every American Airlines flight number on DSM → ORD (1,770 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 74% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -8 min; the worst 10% ran +73 min or later. 5% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time1,23974%
16-30 min1278%
31-60 min1177%
61-120 min1107%
2+ hrs925%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-0714059%+45 min
2025-0814572%+21 min
2025-0911883%+1 min
2025-1014172%+13 min
2025-1112080%+2 min
2025-1213857%+58 min
2026-019677%+18 min
2026-0212877%+17 min
2026-0314364%+27 min
2026-0418679%+7 min
2026-0519087%-3 min
2026-0614073%+4 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon25070%
Tue24075%
Wed22372%
Thu24874%
Fri24975%
Sat22677%
Sun24973%

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