American Airlines ORD to DSM on-time performance
American Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Des Moines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
63%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
4.3%
10 flights
Avg arrival delay
46 min
120 min when late
Rank on route
#5 of 6
route average 71% on time
Key facts
- American Airlines flights on ORD to DSM arrived on time 63% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 4.3% were cancelled, and 19% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #5 of 6 airlines on this route, which averaged 71% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (67%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Late-arriving aircraft67%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)21%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion8%
- Extreme weather4%
- Security0%
Other airlines on ORD to DSM
- SkyWest Airlines66% on time · 27 min avg delay
- United Airlines74% on time · 19 min avg delay
- Republic Airways76% on time · 17 min avg delay
- Envoy Air75% on time · 17 min avg delay
- PSA Airlines0% on time · 176 min avg delay
Full ORD to DSM comparison →
American Airlines on-time record across all routes →
231 American Airlines flights tracked on this route; 10 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.