AA5432 WashingtonDCA · 20:52 Des MoinesDSM · 22:45
AA5432 by American Airlines flies from Washington (DCA) to Des Moines (DSM).
scheduled from DCA
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 DCA and DSM 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 Washington
ForecastThu 12 Nov, local date
- 90% chance of rain
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 DSM
ForecastThu 12 Nov, local date
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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Washington to Des Moines flights today
same route · American AirlinesIf AA5432 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Washington to Des Moines on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DCA 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 AA5432 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA5432 across the DCA and DSM boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read: no clear pattern yet. Only 3 completed legs so far: left a little late (~10 min) but landed about 7 min early. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA5432 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: N543EA, N710PS.
Board clocks recorded as DCA and DSM published them.
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Pro Flight Search: AA5432 Washington to Des Moines on-time performance, measured from the DCA and DSM airport boards.
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