AA4538 LGA → DCA

American Airlines · New York, NY to Washington, DC · 28 flights observed, 2026-04-07 to 2026-05-17 · 214 mi

This flight's reliability varies a lot by day of week — 100% on-time on Wednesdays vs. 50% on Sundays.

AA4538 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for LGA → DCA, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
75%
Median delay
-3 min
90th percentile
+50 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is AA4538 on time?

Across 28 flights on LGA → DCA from 2026-04-07 to 2026-05-17, AA4538 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 75% of the time. The median arrival delay was -3 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +50 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time2175%
16-30 min27%
31-60 min311%
61-120 min00%
2+ hrs27%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-042171%+12 min
2026-05786%-5 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon475%
Tue580%
Wed5100%
Thu4100%
Fri450%
SatNo data—
Sun650%

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