AA5122American Airlines · DSM → DCA
live · 3h ago
Route confirmed American Airlines

AA5122 Des MoinesDSM · 06:00 WashingtonDCA · 09:35

AA5122 by American Airlines flies from Des Moines (DSM) to Washington (DCA).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
06:00

scheduled from DSM

Typical gate push+39 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+17 minmedian over 3 operations
Wins back in air~22 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 3 operations · gate push → arrival
0+98+197+295 min
08-16
+39 gate · +17 arrival
08-15
+295 gate · +262 arrival
08-09
+0 gate · +8 arrival

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

The route today

live boards
DSMDes MoinesModerate riskDSM delay board →
DCAWashingtonOn-time likelyDCA delay board →
DSM→DCAevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
52%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.2%Chance of cancellation
+18 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at DSM and DCA 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
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Des Moines to Washington flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA4633departs 06:00
AA4713departs 13:25
AA5238departs 14:21
AA5292departs 14:22
AA4229departs 14:28

If AA5122 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Des Moines to Washington 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 AA5122 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA5122 across the DSM and DCA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 3 completed legs so far: left noticeably late (~39 min) but landed a little late (~19 min). Not enough to call it.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA5122 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
08-16DSM 06:00 06:39 (+39)DCA 09:35 09:52 (+17)
08-15DSM 06:00 10:55 (+295)DCA 09:42 14:04 (+262)
08-09DSM 06:51 (+0)DCA 09:35 09:43 (+8)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N506AE, N501BG, N513AE.

Board clocks recorded as DSM and DCA published them.

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