PHL → DSM American Airlines

American Airlines · Philadelphia, PA to Des Moines, IA · 325 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 8 flight numbers

This route is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -9 min, while the worst 10% run +64 min or later.
On-time arrival
79%
Median delay
-9 min
90th percentile
+64 min
Cancellation rate
2%

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

Across every American Airlines flight number on PHL → DSM (325 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 79% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -9 min; the worst 10% ran +64 min or later. 2% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time25379%
16-30 min175%
31-60 min155%
61-120 min175%
2+ hrs175%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-075770%+51 min
2025-086182%+2 min
2025-096090%-10 min
2025-106271%+8 min
2025-112100%-10 min
2026-052286%+30 min
2026-065580%+2 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon4678%
Tue4687%
Wed4386%
Thu4774%
Fri4580%
Sat4777%
Sun4573%

AA flight numbers on PHL → DSM

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