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AA 2854 on time

American Airlines 2854: Des Moines to Charlotte at 6:55 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
88%
182 flights · likely 82–92%
Cancelled
1.7%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−12 min
median vs schedule
When late
+65 min
average delay
Similar flights
86%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 8 AA 2854 flights from Des Moines arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (12%); 1.7% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 12 minutes early.

AA 2854: DSM → CLT

Scheduled to leave Des Moines at 6:55 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 88% of the time (182 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (86%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Apr 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84MayJun 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80JunJul 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87JulAug 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84AugSep 2025: 97% on time (30 flights)97SepOct 2025: too few flights (5 flights)OctApr 2026: 100% on time (24 flights)100AprMay 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94MayJun 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80JunJul 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74JulAug 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2685%
Tuesday2685%
Wednesday26100%
Thursday2692%
Friday2685%
Saturday2685%
Sunday2685%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 55%Late inbound plane 23%Severe weather 15%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 7%

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Questions

How often is AA 2854 from DSM to CLT late?

American Airlines 2854 from Des Moines, IA to Charlotte, NC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 12% of 182 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.7% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check American Airlines for today's flight. Method.