American Airlines DSM to ORD on-time performance
American Airlines nonstop flights from Des Moines to Chicago · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
85%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
5.2%
12 flights
Avg arrival delay
22 min
148 min when late
Rank on route
#1 of 6
route average 74% on time
Key facts
- American Airlines flights on DSM to ORD arrived on time 85% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 5.2% were cancelled, and 7% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #1 of 6 airlines on this route, which averaged 74% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (54%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Late-arriving aircraft54%
- Extreme weather21%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)16%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion9%
- Security0%
Other airlines on DSM to ORD
- SkyWest Airlines67% on time · 38 min avg delay
- United Airlines75% on time · 22 min avg delay
- Republic Airways79% on time · 21 min avg delay
- Envoy Air76% on time · 18 min avg delay
- PSA Airlines0% on time · 184 min avg delay
Full DSM to ORD comparison →
American Airlines on-time record across all routes →
232 American Airlines flights tracked on this route; 12 cancelled, 0 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.