DSM → CLTDes Moines to Charlotte

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Direct flights from Des Moines (DSM) to Charlotte (CLT): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 16 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 11 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 16 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,311 km, an estimated 2 hours 11 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Des Moines and Charlotte. Updated 12 October 2026 at 19:39 UTC.

Today, DSM → CLT

Mon 12 Oct · local times
  1. 07:08 AA2002American Left 07:11 Landed 10:12 −18
  2. 11:22 AA2962American Left 11:22 Landed 14:38 −4

Checked DSM board 10:48 · CLT board 15:39

DSM Des Moines busy · +29
CLT Charlotte smooth · +0
1,311 km · ~2h 11m est.
dep bank 07:08–11:227x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 16 operated DSM → CLT flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −11 min. 0 of 16 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−11 minacross the last 16 operated legs
Flight time~2h 11mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 16

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Thu
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American Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
American AirlinesAA100% on time

Flights AA2002 07:08 daily · AA2962 varies daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-12AA2002dep +3 → arr−18
10-12AA2962dep +0 → arr−4
10-11AA2002dep +11 → arr−13
10-11AA2962dep +28 → arr+7
10-10AA2002dep +5 → arr−10
10-10AA5653dep +7 → arr−2
10-09AA2002dep −4 → arr−24
10-09AA2962dep +23 → arr−1
10-08AA2002dep +7 → arr−17
10-08AA2962dep +19 → arr−1
10-07AA2002dep +10 → arr−8
10-07AA2962dep +2 → arr−26
10-06AA2002dep +2 → arr−22
10-06AA2962dep +4 → arr−18
10-05AA2002dep +0 → arr−11
10-05AA2962dep +0 → arr−20

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
DSMDes Moines +29 min busy 🌤 scattered clouds · SSW 12 kt Full DSM delay board →
CLTCharlotte +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · NW 11 kt Full CLT delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at DSM: 40% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +11 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Des Moines to Charlotte route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DSM to CLT flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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DSM to CLT questions

Is DSM–CLT running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at DSM is the weaker end, route health score 81/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from DSM to CLT?

Great-circle distance is 1,311 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 123–142 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DSM–CLT fly?

American Airlines runs the route with about 14 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at DSM and arrival-side delay at CLT, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.