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AA 2962 on time

American Airlines 2962: Charlotte to Des Moines at 2:10 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
78%
148 flights · likely 71–84%
Cancelled
3.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−9 min
median vs schedule
When late
+55 min
average delay
Similar flights
72%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 AA 2962 flights from Charlotte arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (22%); 3.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 9 minutes early.

AA 2962: CLT → DSM

Scheduled to leave Charlotte at 2:10 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 78% of the time (148 flights), better than other AA flights on the route at that hour (72%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%May 2025: 70% on time (27 flights)70MayJun 2025: 73% on time (30 flights)73JunJul 2025: 68% on time (31 flights)68JulAug 2025: 71% on time (31 flights)71AugSep 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80SepOct 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80OctNov 2025: too few flights (11 flights)NovDec 2025: too few flights (12 flights)DecJan 2026: 73% on time (26 flights)73JanFeb 2026: too few flights (14 flights)FebMar 2026: too few flights (2 flights)MarAug 2026: 70% on time (23 flights)70Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2479%
Tuesday2692%
Wednesday2774%
Thursday2186%
Friday2273%
Saturday11—
Sunday17—

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 66%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 24%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 9%Severe weather 1%

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Questions

How often is AA 2962 from CLT to DSM late?

American Airlines 2962 from Charlotte, NC to Des Moines, IA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 22% of 148 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.4% 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.