AA1218 PHX → DCA

American Airlines · Phoenix, AZ to Washington, DC · 91 flights observed, 2025-11-02 to 2026-05-21 · 1,979 mi

This flight's reliability varies a lot by day of week — 100% on-time on Saturdays vs. 54% on Sundays.

AA1218 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for PHX → DCA, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
79%
Median delay
-6 min
90th percentile
+42 min
Cancellation rate
2%

How often is AA1218 on time?

Across 91 flights on PHX → DCA from 2025-11-02 to 2026-05-21, AA1218 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 79% of the time. The median arrival delay was -6 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +42 min or later. 2% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time6979%
16-30 min67%
31-60 min89%
61-120 min22%
2+ hrs22%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-112770%+9 min
2025-121782%+5 min
2026-042483%-9 min
2026-051984%+5 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon1385%
Tue1377%
Wed1292%
Thu1385%
Fri1164%
Sat12100%
Sun1354%

Based on US Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading live conditions and full charts…