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AA5068 American Airlines - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about American Airlines flight AA5068, which currently operates between the airports of Philadelphia - Philadelphia International Airport (Airport Code PHL) and Des Moines - Des Moines International Airport (Airport Code DSM).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Wednesday, October 15, 2025.

AA5068 On Time performance:
88
We have calculated the percentage of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled time, or earlier, based on real flight data from the last 3 months. More about punctuality and delays

Flight Status

AA5068 American Airlines to Des Moines

Scheduled - On-time
Flight Status for Wednesday October 15, 2025
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (October 14, 2025). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (October 16, 2025). See it here

Airline information

American Airlines
American Airlines
Equipment: Canadair (Bombardier) Regional Jet 900 and Challenger 890

Departure

Philadelphia (PHL)
October 15, 2025
Philadelphia International Airport
Estimated Departure Time:
10:25 am
Terminal:
F
Gate:
F17
Scheduled Departure Time: 10:25 am

Arrival

Des Moines (DSM)
October 15, 2025
Des Moines International Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
12:19 pm
Terminal:
-
Gate:
C4
Scheduled Arrival Time: 12:19 pm
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Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight AA5068?
The flight AA5068 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight AA5068?
The distance between the two airports is 969 miles.

Which is the flight time of flight AA5068?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 02:54 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 02:46 hours.

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 Philadelphia: 2025-10-15 05:50:53
Current Time in Des Moines: 2025-10-15 04:50:53

Alternative Flights

The following airline serve the same route between Philadelphia and Des Moines:
American Airlines - Flight Number: AA5478. (On Time performance: 83 - Average Delay: 14 minutes)

Punctuality and delays

We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.

In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from August 06, 2025 to October 10, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 33
On Time: 29 ( 88 % )
Moderate Delay: 2 ( 6 % )
Significant Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Major Delay: 2 ( 6 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 8 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from August 06, 2025 to October 10, 2025. Next, you can observe the results broken down by day of the week: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per day, and average delay per day.

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from December 07, 2024 to September 02, 2025. 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.

Last Past Flights AA5068

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Tuesday
14 October
10:20 am
Philadelphia (PHL)
12:16 pm
Des Moines (DSM)
02h 56min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Monday
13 October
10:35 am
Philadelphia (PHL)
12:22 pm
Des Moines (DSM)
02h 47min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Sunday
12 October
10:22 am
Philadelphia (PHL)
12:04 pm
Des Moines (DSM)
02h 42min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Saturday
11 October
10:36 am
Philadelphia (PHL)
12:17 pm
Des Moines (DSM)
02h 41min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Friday
10 October
10:18 am
Philadelphia (PHL)
12:42 pm
Des Moines (DSM)
03h 24min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - Delayed
Thursday
09 October
10:21 am
Philadelphia (PHL)
12:33 pm
Des Moines (DSM)
03h 12min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
08 October
10:20 am
Philadelphia (PHL)
12:11 pm
Des Moines (DSM)
02h 51min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
07 October
10:22 am
Philadelphia (PHL)
12:19 pm
Des Moines (DSM)
02h 57min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Monday
06 October
10:20 am
Philadelphia (PHL)
12:06 pm
Des Moines (DSM)
02h 46min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time