AA2962American Airlines · CLT → DSM
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AA2962 CharlotteCLT · 09:09 Des MoinesDSM · 10:42

AA2962 by American Airlines flies from Charlotte (CLT) to Des Moines (DSM) for the Thu, Oct 29 departure.

Right nowLanded in Des Moines · today
10:28

arrived at DSM · 14 min early

⚖ AA2962 typically leaves −2 and lands −22. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push−2 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−22 minmedian over 13 operations
Wins back in air~20 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 13tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+36+73+109 min
10-29
−6 gate · −14 arrival
10-28
−1 gate · −27 arrival
10-27
−4 gate · −24 arrival
10-26
−3 gate · −27 arrival
10-25
+7 gate · −3 arrival
10-23
+109 gate · +89 arrival
10-22
−7 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 −22 min · 0 cancelled · 13 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
CLTCharlotteOn-time likelyCLT delay board →
DSMDes MoinesOn-time likelyDSM delay board →
CLT→DSMevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
37%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.7%Chance of cancellation
+10 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at CLT and DSM are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. These figures come from both airports' records 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 →

Tomorrow on this route

Forecast

Charlotte to Des Moines with American Airlines · Fri 30 Oct, local date

Outlook: about usual
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
15%1.2× usual

Forecast weather: 54% chance of thunder and 96% chance of rain at Des Moines

No cancellation outlook here: this airport's board does not publish cancellations reliably.

Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 2 departures a day on this route with this airline. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
061422
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Charlotte to Des Moines flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA5653departs 08:55
AA2486departs 19:50
AA1393departs 22:25

If AA2962 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Charlotte to Des Moines on the same day, with scheduled departure times in CLT local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How AA2962 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA2962 across the CLT and DSM boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~8 min early. Based on 11 confirmed landings · 9/11 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA2962 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
10-29CLT 09:09 09:03 (−6)DSM 10:42 10:28 (−14)
10-28CLT 09:09 09:08 (−1)DSM 10:42 10:15 (−27)
10-27CLT 10:50 10:46 (−4)DSM 12:23 11:59 (−24)
10-26CLT 09:09 09:06 (−3)DSM 10:42 10:15 (−27)
10-25CLT 09:09 09:16 (+7)DSM 10:42 10:39 (−3)
10-23CLT 09:09 10:58 (+109)DSM 10:42 12:11 (+89)
10-22CLT 09:09 09:02 (−7)DSM 10:42 10:19 (−23)
10-21CLT 09:09 09:27 (+18)DSM 10:42 10:18 (−24)
10-20CLT 10:50 12:53 (+123)DSM 12:23 11:50 (−33)
10-19CLT 09:09 09:19 (+10)DSM 10:42 10:28 (−14)
10-18CLT 09:09 09:07 (−2)DSM 10:42 10:20 (−22)
10-16CLT 09:09 09:03 (−6)DSM 10:42 10:27 (−15)
10-15CLT 09:09 09:02 (−7)DSM 10:42 10:34 (−8)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N764US, N831AW, N768US, N817AW.

Board clocks recorded as CLT and DSM published them.

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