AA5438 American Airlines - Flight Status

Which is the frequency of flight AA5438?
The flight AA5438 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight AA5438?
The distance between the two airports is 814 miles.

Which is the flight time of flight AA5438?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 02:51 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 02:33 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 Charlotte: 2025-12-20 21:41:03
Current Time in Des Moines: 2025-12-20 20:41:03

The following airline serve the same route between Charlotte and Des Moines:
American Airlines - Flight Number: AA1985. (On Time performance: 76 - Average Delay: 16 minutes)

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

Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from October 06, 2025 to December 12, 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 19, 2024 to November 30, 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.