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AA5478 American Airlines - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about American Airlines flight AA5478, 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 Friday, September 25, 2026.

AA5478 On Time performance:
64
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

AA5478 American Airlines to Des Moines

Scheduled - On-time
Delay: 3 minutes
Flight Status for Friday September 25, 2026

Airline information

American Airlines
American Airlines
Equipment: Canadair (Bombardier) Regional Jet 700 and Challenger 870

Departure

Philadelphia (PHL)
September 25, 2026
Philadelphia International Airport
Estimated Departure Time:
10:35 am
Terminal:
F
Gate:
F23
Scheduled Departure Time: 10:35 am

Arrival

Des Moines (DSM)
September 25, 2026
Des Moines International Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
12:34 pm
Terminal:
-
Gate:
14
Scheduled Arrival Time: 12:31 pm
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Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight AA5478?
The flight AA5478 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight AA5478?
The distance between the two airports is 969 miles.

Which is the flight time of flight AA5478?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 02:56 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 03:02 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: 2026-09-25 05:29:36
Current Time in Des Moines: 2026-09-25 04:29:36

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between Philadelphia and Des Moines:

American Airlines
- Flight Number: AA5219. (On Time performance: 71 - Average Delay: 71 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA5225. (On Time performance: 78 - Average Delay: 27 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA5648. (On Time performance: 87 - Average Delay: 13 minutes)

Allegiant Air
- Flight Number: G4462. (On Time performance: 40 - Average Delay: 73 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 July 01, 2026 to September 22, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 50
On Time: 32 ( 64 % )
Moderate Delay: 3 ( 6 % )
Significant Delay: 4 ( 8 % )
Major Delay: 11 ( 22 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 46 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from April 07, 2026 to September 22, 2026. 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 September 02, 2025 to August 31, 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.

Last Past Flights AA5478

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Thursday
24 September
10:28 am
Philadelphia (PHL)
12:51 pm
Des Moines (DSM)
03h 23min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - Delayed
Wednesday
23 September
10:27 am
Philadelphia (PHL)
12:21 pm
Des Moines (DSM)
02h 54min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
22 September
10:31 am
Philadelphia (PHL)
12:14 pm
Des Moines (DSM)
02h 43min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Monday
21 September
03:08 pm
Philadelphia (PHL)
06:42 pm
Des Moines (DSM)
04h 34min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
20 September
10:27 am
Philadelphia (PHL)
12:30 pm
Des Moines (DSM)
03h 03min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Saturday
19 September
10:31 am
Philadelphia (PHL)
12:24 pm
Des Moines (DSM)
02h 53min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Friday
18 September
10:25 am
Philadelphia (PHL)
12:27 pm
Des Moines (DSM)
03h 02min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Thursday
17 September
10:26 am
Philadelphia (PHL)
01:30 pm
Des Moines (DSM)
04h 04min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - Delayed
Wednesday
16 September
11:26 am
Philadelphia (PHL)
01:07 pm
Des Moines (DSM)
02h 41min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - Delayed
Tuesday
15 September
10:24 am
Philadelphia (PHL)
12:24 pm
Des Moines (DSM)
03h 00min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time