AA4548American Airlines · ORD → DSM
live · 58m ago
Route confirmed American Airlines

AA4548 ChicagoORD · 22:45 Des MoinesDSM · 00:26

AA4548 by American Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to Des Moines (DSM) for the Tue, Nov 3 departure.

Right nowScheduled · gate L2C · as of 17:53
22:45

departs ORD · on schedule

Typical gate push+2 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−22 minmedian over 4 operations
Wins back in air~24 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 4 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-02
+2 gate · −17 arrival
11-01
−6 gate · −28 arrival
10-31
+86 gate · +63 arrival
10-30
−28 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The route today

live boards
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
DSMDes MoinesOn-time likelyDSM delay board →
ORD→DSMevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
42%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.0%Chance of cancellation
+12 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at ORD 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 at Chicago

Forecast

Wed 4 Nov, local date

High19°Clikely 18°C to 20°C
Low12°Clikely 10°C to 14°C
  • 95% chance of rain

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Tomorrow at Des Moines

Forecast

Wed 4 Nov, local date

High12°Clikely 11°C to 13°C
Low9°Clikely 7°C to 10°C
  • 72% chance of rain

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

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

Other Chicago to Des Moines flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA9690departs 06:00
AA6284departs 07:14
AA4955departs 07:17
AA6283departs 11:54
AA4933departs 11:55
AA4510departs 17:20

If AA4548 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Des Moines on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ORD 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 AA4548 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA4548 across the ORD and DSM boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~9 min early. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 3/4 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA4548 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
11-02ORD 22:53 22:55 (+2)DSM 00:26 00:09 (−17)
11-01ORD 22:53 22:47 (−6)DSM 00:26 23:58 (−28)
10-31ORD 22:40 00:06 (+86)DSM 00:14 01:17 (+63)
10-30ORD DSM 00:14 23:46 (−28)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N111HQ, N438YX, N117HQ, N418YX.

Board clocks recorded as ORD and DSM published them.

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