LAX → DSM American Airlines
American Airlines · Los Angeles, CA to Des Moines, IA · 269 flights, 2025-10-06 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 4 flight numbers
On-time arrival
89%
Median delay
-10 min
90th percentile
+19 min
Cancellation rate
0%
How on-time is American Airlines from LAX to DSM?
Across every American Airlines flight number on LAX → DSM (269 flights, 2025-10-06 to 2026-06-30), 89% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -10 min; the worst 10% ran +19 min or later. 0% were cancelled.
Delay distribution
Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).
| Arrival | Flights | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Early / on-time | 237 | 89% |
| 16-30 min | 9 | 3% |
| 31-60 min | 12 | 5% |
| 61-120 min | 6 | 2% |
| 2+ hrs | 2 | 1% |
Performance by month
| Month | Flights | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10 | 26 | 96% | -7 min |
| 2025-11 | 31 | 94% | -12 min |
| 2025-12 | 31 | 87% | -8 min |
| 2026-01 | 30 | 100% | -9 min |
| 2026-02 | 28 | 96% | -11 min |
| 2026-03 | 31 | 90% | +7 min |
| 2026-04 | 29 | 76% | -1 min |
| 2026-05 | 31 | 90% | -8 min |
| 2026-06 | 29 | 72% | 0 min |
Performance by day of week
| Day | Flights | On-time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 39 | 90% |
| Tue | 39 | 92% |
| Wed | 37 | 92% |
| Thu | 37 | 86% |
| Fri | 39 | 79% |
| Sat | 38 | 92% |
| Sun | 37 | 92% |
AA flight numbers on LAX → DSM
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