AA9972 Des MoinesDSM · 20:00 AtlantaATL · 01:34
AA9972 by American Airlines flies from Des Moines (DSM) to Atlanta (ATL).
scheduled from DSM
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at DSM and ATL 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.
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When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
How AA9972 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA9972 across the DSM and ATL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 1 completed leg so far: landed +2 min. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA9972 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: N536EA.
Board clocks recorded as DSM and ATL published them.
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Pro Flight Search — AA9972 Des Moines to Atlanta on-time performance, measured from the DSM and ATL airport boards.
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