AA4042 DCA → CMH

American Airlines · Washington, DC to Columbus, OH · 206 flights observed, 2025-09-03 to 2026-05-20 · 323 mi

This flight is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -9 min, while the worst 10% run +77 min or later.

AA4042 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for DCA → CMH, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
75%
Median delay
-9 min
90th percentile
+77 min
Cancellation rate
4%

How often is AA4042 on time?

Across 206 flights on DCA → CMH from 2025-09-03 to 2026-05-20, AA4042 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 75% of the time. The median arrival delay was -9 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +77 min or later. 4% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time14775%
16-30 min95%
31-60 min179%
61-120 min126%
2+ hrs126%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-092688%-2 min
2025-105100%-14 min
2025-111872%+24 min
2025-121471%+6 min
2026-012962%+67 min
2026-022767%+22 min
2026-032976%+7 min
2026-043077%0 min
2026-051979%+43 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon2785%
Tue2875%
Wed2962%
Thu3070%
Fri2770%
Sat2893%
Sun2868%

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