AA2987 DFW → DCA

American Airlines · Dallas/Fort Worth, TX to Washington, DC · 37 flights observed, 2026-01-06 to 2026-02-11 · 1,192 mi

This flight has been cancelled 8% of the time in the ingested window — notably higher than typical.

AA2987 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for DFW → DCA, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
74%
Median delay
-2 min
90th percentile
+87 min
Cancellation rate
8%

How often is AA2987 on time?

Across 37 flights on DFW → DCA from 2026-01-06 to 2026-02-11, AA2987 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 74% of the time. The median arrival delay was -2 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +87 min or later. 8% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time2574%
16-30 min13%
31-60 min39%
61-120 min26%
2+ hrs39%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-012370%+38 min
2026-021182%+19 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon560%
Tue683%
Wed580%
Thu580%
Fri580%
Sat475%
Sun450%

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