Route Reliability
Des Moines → Charlotte
DSM–CLT · 815 miles · Des Moines International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- 84%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 7 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 84% of the time across 809 flights. No comparison to make.
What the data says
Morning flights do better here.
DSM–CLT flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 75% between 6–9 PM.
Thursday is the weak spot.
DSM–CLT flights arrived on time 89% of the time on Tuesdays. On Thursdays: 77%.
Keep a backup plan handy.
This route was cancelled 3.0% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.
Ticking up lately.
DSM–CLT flights arrived on time 88% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 84% in the three months before that.
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
- Mon85%(117 flights)
- Tue89%(116 flights)
- Wed87%(118 flights)
- Thu77%(114 flights)
- Fri82%(114 flights)
- Sat83%(92 flights)
- Sun83%(113 flights)
- 3–6 AM—(1 flights)
- 6–9 AM90%(351 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM91%(46 flights)
- 12–3 PM80%(132 flights)
- 3–6 PM76%(218 flights)
- 6–9 PM75%(36 flights)
Jun 75% → May 92% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 75% | 57 |
| July 2025 | 75% | 60 |
| August 2025 | 77% | 81 |
| September 2025 | 90% | 62 |
| October 2025 | 89% | 84 |
| November 2025 | 85% | 80 |
| December 2025 | 73% | 74 |
| January 2026 | 89% | 53 |
| February 2026 | 89% | 54 |
| March 2026 | 87% | 62 |
| April 2026 | 86% | 57 |
| May 2026 | 92% | 60 |
Keep nerding
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.