Flight OddsAmerican Airlines · Washington, DC to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX · 310 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · 1,192 mi
AA1978 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for DCA → DFW, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.
How often is AA1978 on time?
Across 310 flights on DCA → DFW from 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30, AA1978 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 84% of the time. The median arrival delay was -10 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +31 min or later. 3% of flights were cancelled.
Delay distribution
Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).
| Arrival | Flights | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Early / on-time | 249 | 84% |
| 16-30 min | 18 | 6% |
| 31-60 min | 12 | 4% |
| 61-120 min | 8 | 3% |
| 2+ hrs | 10 | 3% |
Performance by month
| Month | Flights | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07 | 28 | 86% | -10 min |
| 2025-08 | 30 | 90% | -2 min |
| 2025-09 | 30 | 87% | +2 min |
| 2025-10 | 5 | 100% | -16 min |
| 2025-11 | 29 | 86% | +1 min |
| 2025-12 | 30 | 80% | -2 min |
| 2026-01 | 25 | 80% | -6 min |
| 2026-02 | 27 | 85% | -9 min |
| 2026-03 | 9 | 67% | +84 min |
| 2026-04 | 25 | 76% | +36 min |
| 2026-05 | 30 | 83% | +9 min |
| 2026-06 | 29 | 86% | +23 min |
Performance by day of week
| Day | Flights | On-time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 42 | 71% |
| Tue | 42 | 95% |
| Wed | 40 | 88% |
| Thu | 44 | 89% |
| Fri | 44 | 80% |
| Sat | 44 | 77% |
| Sun | 41 | 88% |
Other routes
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