AA1240 RDU → DCA

American Airlines · Raleigh/Durham, NC to Washington, DC · 28 flights observed, 2025-09-03 to 2025-10-05 · 227 mi

This flight has been on time less than half the time (37%) — expect a real chance of a delay.

AA1240 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for RDU → DCA, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
37%
Median delay
+39 min
90th percentile
+114 min
Cancellation rate
4%

How often is AA1240 on time?

Across 28 flights on RDU → DCA from 2025-09-03 to 2025-10-05, AA1240 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 37% of the time. The median arrival delay was +39 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +114 min or later. 4% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time1037%
16-30 min27%
31-60 min415%
61-120 min933%
2+ hrs27%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-092339%+47 min
2025-10425%+46 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon450%
Tue450%
Wed450%
Thu50%
Fri560%
SatNo data—
Sun520%

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