American Airlines CLT to DSM on-time performance
American Airlines nonstop flights from Charlotte to Des Moines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
71%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
2.3%
14 flights
Avg arrival delay
20 min
69 min when late
Rank on route
#2 of 2
route average 73% on time
Key facts
- American Airlines flights on CLT to DSM arrived on time 71% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 2.3% were cancelled, and 10% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #2 of 2 airlines on this route, which averaged 73% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (45%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Late-arriving aircraft45%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)36%
- Extreme weather10%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion8%
- Security0%
Other airlines on CLT to DSM
- PSA Airlines77% on time · 18 min avg delay
Full CLT to DSM comparison →
American Airlines on-time record across all routes →
621 American Airlines flights tracked on this route; 14 cancelled, 1 diverted.
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.