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. 79% of the last 19 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 3 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 19 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 19 August 2026 at 21:24 UTC.

DSM Des Moines smooth · +11
CLT Charlotte smooth · +0
1,311 km · ~2h 11m est.
dep bank 08:10–17:107x weekly
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
79% on time

of the last 19 operated DSM → CLT flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −3 min. 0 of 19 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

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Median arrival−3 minacross the last 19 operated legs
Flight time~2h 11mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 19

Current nonstop fares

DSM → CLT · one way · economy · 1 adult

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The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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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 AirlinesAA79% on time

Flights AA2854 08:10 daily · AA2962 13:08 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · AA5124 17:10 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
08-19AA2854dep +3 → arr−18
08-19AA2962dep +4 → arr−22
08-18AA2854dep +3 → arr−18
08-18AA2962dep +2 → arr−19
08-18AA5124dep −1 → arr−32
08-17AA2854dep +3 → arr−7
08-17AA2962dep +25 → arr−3
08-17AA5124dep +1 → arr+1
08-16AA2854dep +9 → arr−5
08-16AA2962dep +23 → arr+3
08-16AA5124dep +37 → arr+6
08-15AA2854dep +19 → arr+5
08-15AA5124dep +10 → arr+4
08-14AA2854dep +4 → arr−5
08-14AA2962dep +6 → arr+25
08-14AA5124dep +161 → arr+122
08-13AA2854dep +86 → arr+54
08-13AA2962arrived−12
08-13AA5124arrived+29

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

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Airports right now

live boards
DSMDes Moines +11 min smooth 🌤 overcast · ENE 7 kt Full DSM delay board →
CLTCharlotte +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · N 3 kt Full CLT delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at DSM: 47% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +19 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 tracks every published board update for nonstop DSM to CLT flights: 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. Fares link straight to the operating airline with no markups.

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?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at DSM is the weaker end, route health score 92/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on DSM–CLT?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:10 and evening departures around 17:10 from DSM. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the CLT delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

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 20 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.