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).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time23789%
16-30 min93%
31-60 min125%
61-120 min62%
2+ hrs21%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-102696%-7 min
2025-113194%-12 min
2025-123187%-8 min
2026-0130100%-9 min
2026-022896%-11 min
2026-033190%+7 min
2026-042976%-1 min
2026-053190%-8 min
2026-062972%0 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon3990%
Tue3992%
Wed3792%
Thu3786%
Fri3979%
Sat3892%
Sun3792%

AA flight numbers on LAX → DSM

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