AA2854American Airlines · DSM → CLT
live · 27m ago
Route confirmed American Airlines

AA2854 Des MoinesDSM · 08:03 CharlotteCLT · 11:25

AA2854 by American Airlines flies from Des Moines (DSM) to Charlotte (CLT).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
06:04

scheduled from DSM

Typical gate push+13 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−3 minmedian over 7 operations
Wins back in air~16 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-13
+14 gate · +3 arrival
10-04
+5 gate · +0 arrival
10-03
+13 gate · −3 arrival
10-02
+12 gate · −9 arrival
10-01
−9 arrival
09-30
−1 gate · −20 arrival
09-29
+14 gate · +3 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

median arrival −3 min · 0 cancelled · 7 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DSMDes MoinesModerate riskDSM delay board →
CLTCharlotteHigh riskCLT delay board →
DSM→CLTevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
40%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.2%Chance of cancellation
+11 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at DSM and CLT are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

When it flies

scheduled departures
061422
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Des Moines to Charlotte flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA2002departs 07:08
AA2962departs 11:22
AA5653departs 11:22

If AA2854 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Des Moines to Charlotte on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DSM local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How AA2854 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA2854 across the DSM and CLT boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 7 confirmed landings · 7/7 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA2854 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
10-13DSM 08:03 08:17 (+14)CLT 11:25 11:28 (+3)
10-04DSM 07:00 07:05 (+5)CLT 10:22 (+0)
10-03DSM 08:03 08:16 (+13)CLT 11:25 11:22 (−3)
10-02DSM 08:03 08:15 (+12)CLT 11:25 11:16 (−9)
10-01DSM 08:03CLT 11:25 11:16 (−9)
09-30DSM 08:03 08:02 (−1)CLT 11:25 11:05 (−20)
09-29DSM 08:03 08:17 (+14)CLT 11:25 11:28 (+3)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N9021H, N725UW, N819AW, N768US.

Board clocks recorded as DSM and CLT published them.

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