Flight OddsAA489 DCA → ORD
American Airlines · Washington, DC to Chicago, IL · 105 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · 612 mi
AA489 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for DCA → ORD, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.
On-time arrival
86%
Median delay
-13 min
90th percentile
+20 min
Cancellation rate
4%
How often is AA489 on time?
Across 105 flights on DCA → ORD from 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30, AA489 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 86% of the time. The median arrival delay was -13 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +20 min or later. 4% of flights were cancelled.
Delay distribution
Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).
| Arrival | Flights | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Early / on-time | 86 | 86% |
| 16-30 min | 7 | 7% |
| 31-60 min | 1 | 1% |
| 61-120 min | 4 | 4% |
| 2+ hrs | 2 | 2% |
Performance by month
| Month | Flights | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07 | 28 | 86% | +12 min |
| 2025-08 | 31 | 90% | -7 min |
| 2025-09 | 2 | 50% | +47 min |
| 2026-05 | 11 | 73% | +16 min |
| 2026-06 | 28 | 89% | -12 min |
Performance by day of week
| Day | Flights | On-time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 14 | 86% |
| Tue | 16 | 88% |
| Wed | 13 | 69% |
| Thu | 14 | 86% |
| Fri | 15 | 87% |
| Sat | 13 | 92% |
| Sun | 15 | 93% |
Other routes
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