AA5238American Airlines · DSM → DCA
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AA5238 Des MoinesDSM · 06:00 WashingtonDCA · 09:32

AA5238 by American Airlines flies from Des Moines (DSM) to Washington (DCA) for the Fri, Nov 13 departure.

Right nowEn route to Washington · off blocks 06:06 · 6 min late
En route

en route from DSM to DCA

En routeAA5238 · position estimated
DSMDes MoinesDCAWashington
Estimated from the boards

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 06:06.

Wins back in air~37 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

The route today

live boards
DSMDes MoinesModerate riskDSM delay board →
DCAWashingtonOn-time likelyDCA delay board →
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Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
38%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.6%Chance of cancellation
+8 minTypical airport delay in this weather

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. These figures come from both airports' records 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 →

Tomorrow at DSM

Forecast

Sat 14 Nov, local date

High6°Clikely 5°C to 8°C
Low−4°Clikely −6°C to −2°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Tomorrow at DCA

Forecast

Sat 14 Nov, local date

High11°Clikely 9°C to 12°C
Low4°Clikely 3°C to 6°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

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
AA4576departs 06:00
AA5476departs 06:00
AA4698departs 07:07

If AA5238 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 that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How AA5238 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA5238 across the DSM and DCA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read: no clear pattern yet. Only 2 completed legs so far: left a little late (~6 min) but landed about 22 min early. Not enough to call it.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA5238 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
11-13DSM 06:00 06:06 (+6)DCA 09:32 09:01 (−31)
10-30DSM 06:00 06:06 (+6)DCA 09:32 09:01 (−31)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N718PS.

Board clocks recorded as DSM and DCA published them.

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