AA5479American Airlines · DSM → PHL
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Route confirmed American Airlines

AA5479 Des MoinesDSM · 13:09 PhiladelphiaPHL · 20:44

AA5479 by American Airlines flies from Des Moines (DSM) to Philadelphia (PHL) for the Sun, Sep 13 departure.

Right nowDeparts today · today · as of 14:31
13:09

departs DSM · on schedule

⚖ AA5479 typically leaves +6 and lands −17. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+6 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−17 minmedian over 11 operations
Wins back in air~23 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 11tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-12
+5 gate · −17 arrival
09-11
+10 gate · −13 arrival
09-10
+4 gate · −27 arrival
09-09
+1 gate · −31 arrival
09-08
+6 gate · −17 arrival
09-07
−1 gate · −25 arrival
09-05
+11 gate · −23 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 −17 min · 0 cancelled · 11 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DSMDes MoinesOn-time likelyDSM delay board →
PHLPhiladelphiaOn-time likelyPHL delay board →
DSM→PHLevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
71%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.5%Chance of cancellation
+69 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by PHL (Philadelphia), currently flying IFR (instrument). 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 Philadelphia flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA5075departs 06:00
AA5225departs 13:07
AA5648departs 13:09

If AA5479 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Des Moines to Philadelphia 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 AA5479 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA5479 across the DSM and PHL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~17 min early. Based on 11 confirmed landings · 10/11 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 AA5479 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
09-12DSM 13:09 13:14 (+5)PHL 20:44 20:27 (−17)
09-11DSM 13:09 13:19 (+10)PHL 20:44 20:31 (−13)
09-10DSM 13:09 13:13 (+4)PHL 20:44 20:17 (−27)
09-09DSM 13:09 13:10 (+1)PHL 20:44 20:13 (−31)
09-08DSM 05:41 05:47 (+6)PHL 13:19 13:02 (−17)
09-07DSM 05:41 05:40 (−1)PHL 13:19 12:54 (−25)
09-05DSM 05:40 05:51 (+11)PHL 13:19 12:56 (−23)
09-04DSM 05:40 05:56 (+16)PHL 13:19 13:03 (−16)
09-03DSM 05:41 06:40 (+59)PHL 13:18 14:04 (+46)
09-02DSM 05:40 06:00 (+20)PHL 13:19 13:20 (+1)
08-31DSM 05:40 05:42 (+2)PHL 13:19 12:48 (−31)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N571NN, N579NN, N639NN, N596NN.

Board clocks recorded as DSM and PHL published them.

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