American Airlines DSM to CLT on-time performance
American Airlines nonstop flights from Des Moines to Charlotte · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
83%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
2.3%
14 flights
Avg arrival delay
24 min
133 min when late
Rank on route
#2 of 2
route average 83% on time
Key facts
- American Airlines flights on DSM to CLT arrived on time 83% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 2.3% were cancelled, and 9% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #2 of 2 airlines on this route, which averaged 83% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (51%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)51%
- Late-arriving aircraft41%
- Extreme weather5%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion4%
- Security0%
Other airlines on DSM to CLT
- PSA Airlines84% on time · 16 min avg delay
Full DSM to CLT 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.