AA5479 American Airlines - Flight Status
Below, you can find details about American Airlines flight AA5479, which currently operates between the airports of Des Moines - Des Moines International Airport (Airport Code DSM) and Philadelphia - Philadelphia International Airport (Airport Code PHL).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Sunday, August 09, 2026.
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Flight Status Additional Information Alternative Flights Punctuality and delays Last Past Flights AA5479
Flight Status Additional Information Alternative Flights Punctuality and delays Last Past Flights AA5479
AA5479 On Time performance:
n/a
It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions. Flight Status
AA5479 American Airlines from Des Moines
Scheduled
Flight Status for Sunday August 09, 2026
Scheduled
Flight Status for Sunday August 09, 2026
Airline information
American Airlines
Equipment: Canadair (Bombardier) Regional Jet 900 and Challenger 890
Departure
Des Moines (DSM)
August 09, 2026
Des Moines International Airport
Scheduled Departure Time:
05:40 am
Terminal:
-
Gate:
14
Scheduled Departure Time: 05:40 am
Arrival
Philadelphia (PHL)
August 09, 2026
Philadelphia International Airport
Scheduled Arrival Time:
09:19 am
Terminal:
F
Gate:
F12
Scheduled Arrival Time: 09:19 am
Baggage: F2
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Additional Information
Which is the frequency of flight AA5479?
The flight AA5479 is scheduled to flight on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday on a weekly basis.
Which is the distance of flight AA5479?
The distance between the two airports is 969 miles.
Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in Des Moines: 2026-08-08 23:26:27
Current Time in Philadelphia: 2026-08-09 00:26:27
The flight AA5479 is scheduled to flight on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday on a weekly basis.
Which is the distance of flight AA5479?
The distance between the two airports is 969 miles.
Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in Des Moines: 2026-08-08 23:26:27
Current Time in Philadelphia: 2026-08-09 00:26:27
Alternative Flights
The following airlines serves the same route between Des Moines and Philadelphia:
American Airlines
- Flight Number: AA4463. (On Time performance: 87 - Average Delay: 9 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA5165. (On Time performance: 71 - Average Delay: 64 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA5392. (On Time performance: 81 - Average Delay: 16 minutes)
Allegiant Air
- Flight Number: G4433. (On Time performance: 33 - Average Delay: 72 minutes)
American Airlines
- Flight Number: AA4463. (On Time performance: 87 - Average Delay: 9 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA5165. (On Time performance: 71 - Average Delay: 64 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA5392. (On Time performance: 81 - Average Delay: 16 minutes)
Allegiant Air
- Flight Number: G4433. (On Time performance: 33 - Average Delay: 72 minutes)
Punctuality and delays
It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions.
Delays analyzed by Week: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by weekday due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions
Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from September 03, 2025 to May 21, 2026. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.
Note: We have excluded some months from the graph, since the quantity and quality of the data is not representative enough.
Delays analyzed by Week: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by weekday due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions
Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from September 03, 2025 to May 21, 2026. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.
Last Past Flights AA5479
Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Saturday
08 August
08 August
10:20 am
Des Moines (DSM)
Des Moines (DSM)
01:53 pm
Philadelphia (PHL)
Philadelphia (PHL)
02h 33min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - Delayed
Friday
07 August
07 August
05:40 am
Des Moines (DSM)
Des Moines (DSM)
09:19 am
Philadelphia (PHL)
Philadelphia (PHL)
02h 39min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Thursday
06 August
06 August
05:32 am
Des Moines (DSM)
Des Moines (DSM)
09:09 am
Philadelphia (PHL)
Philadelphia (PHL)
02h 37min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time