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Route Reliability

Charlotte → Des Moines

CLT–DSM · 815 miles · Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Des Moines International Airport

69
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
74%
Arrive within 15 minutes
11 min
Average arrival delay
3.0%
Cancelled
809
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 74% of the time across 809 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

CLT–DSM flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 63% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

CLT–DSM flights arrived on time 83% of the time on Wednesdays and just 67% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.0% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon69%(117 flights)
  • Tue76%(117 flights)
  • Wed83%(116 flights)
  • Thu73%(115 flights)
  • Fri71%(112 flights)
  • Sat78%(92 flights)
  • Sun67%(114 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM85%(13 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM83%(173 flights)
  • 12–3 PM84%(141 flights)
  • 3–6 PM75%(110 flights)
  • 6–9 PM68%(114 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM63%(232 flights)
On-time trend by month
80%
May

Jun 59% → May 80% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202559%58
July 202558%60
August 202573%81
September 202577%62
October 202588%84
November 202580%79
December 202565%74
January 202681%53
February 202673%55
March 202674%62
April 202673%56
May 202680%59

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Based on 809 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.