ORD → DSM American Airlines
American Airlines · Chicago, IL to Des Moines, IA · 1,772 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 67 flight numbers
On-time arrival
70%
Median delay
-1 min
90th percentile
+83 min
Cancellation rate
4%
How on-time is American Airlines from ORD to DSM?
Across every American Airlines flight number on ORD → DSM (1,772 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 70% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -1 min; the worst 10% ran +83 min or later. 4% were cancelled.
Delay distribution
Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).
| Arrival | Flights | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Early / on-time | 1,189 | 70% |
| 16-30 min | 128 | 8% |
| 31-60 min | 150 | 9% |
| 61-120 min | 120 | 7% |
| 2+ hrs | 104 | 6% |
Performance by month
| Month | Flights | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07 | 138 | 62% | +34 min |
| 2025-08 | 144 | 69% | +28 min |
| 2025-09 | 117 | 77% | +11 min |
| 2025-10 | 143 | 69% | +23 min |
| 2025-11 | 124 | 77% | +10 min |
| 2025-12 | 142 | 53% | +46 min |
| 2026-01 | 98 | 68% | +15 min |
| 2026-02 | 127 | 69% | +18 min |
| 2026-03 | 144 | 55% | +33 min |
| 2026-04 | 185 | 79% | +9 min |
| 2026-05 | 190 | 84% | +5 min |
| 2026-06 | 139 | 75% | +8 min |
Performance by day of week
| Day | Flights | On-time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 250 | 65% |
| Tue | 236 | 77% |
| Wed | 231 | 72% |
| Thu | 247 | 68% |
| Fri | 241 | 72% |
| Sat | 235 | 72% |
| Sun | 251 | 66% |
AA flight numbers on ORD → DSM
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