AA5292 Des MoinesDSM · 14:22 WashingtonDCA · 18:00
AA5292 by American Airlines flies from Des Moines (DSM) to Washington (DCA).
scheduled from DSM
Where the minutes go
last 3 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions 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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Des Moines to Washington flights today
same route · American AirlinesIf AA5292 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 AA5292 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA5292 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 heavily delayed (~86 min) but landed heavily delayed (~48 min). Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA5292 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: N538EG, N517AE.
Board clocks recorded as DSM and DCA published them.
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Pro Flight Search — AA5292 Des Moines to Washington on-time performance, measured from the DSM and DCA airport boards.
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