Flights Des Moines → Charlotte
DSM → CLT
Route overview
The flight route from Des Moines to Charlotte operates with a high on-time performance rate of 86%, though flights experience an average delay of 23.8 minutes. The route sees 174 total flights annually, using Canadair Regional Jet 900 aircraft, and serves the highly trafficked destination airport in Charlotte that handles over 47 million passengers per year.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Des Moines (DSM) → Charlotte (CLT) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 236 flights monitored in recent months, 81% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 25 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.69%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Des Moines the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Charlotte: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Des Moines (DSM) to Charlotte (CLT) heads south-east for about 1,310 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 3m.
Departures from Des Moines on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 50% of DSM-CLT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Des Moines the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Charlotte it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 236 tracked DSM-CLT flights, 81% left on time with an average delay of 25 min and a 1.7% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about DSM-CLT
On the Des Moines (DSM) -> Charlotte (CLT) route, on-time performance is 81% with an average delay of 25 minutes, based on 236 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Des Moines-Charlotte is 1.69% across 236 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
