LGA → DSM American Airlines

American Airlines · New York, NY to Des Moines, IA · 260 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 1 flight number

This route's scheduled flight time has grown by 20 min since 2025-07 — some of the on-time performance may reflect a more generous published schedule, not a faster or more reliable flight.
On-time arrival
67%
Median delay
-3 min
90th percentile
+74 min
Cancellation rate
5%

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

Across every American Airlines flight number on LGA → DSM (260 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 67% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -3 min; the worst 10% ran +74 min or later. 5% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time16467%
16-30 min208%
31-60 min2711%
61-120 min2410%
2+ hrs83%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-071953%+38 min
2025-082681%-2 min
2025-092171%+1 min
2025-102264%+21 min
2025-112045%+30 min
2025-121242%+26 min
2026-011759%+5 min
2026-0217100%-11 min
2026-032357%+18 min
2026-042181%+0 min
2026-052176%+8 min
2026-062471%+7 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon4674%
Tue5074%
Wed4760%
Thu4267%
Fri1369%
SatNo data—
Sun4562%

AA flight numbers on LGA → DSM

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