Flight OddsAA489 ORD → DCA
American Airlines · Chicago, IL to Washington, DC · 104 flights observed, 2025-09-03 to 2026-05-20 · 612 mi
AA489 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for ORD → DCA, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.
On-time arrival
70%
Median delay
+1 min
90th percentile
+71 min
Cancellation rate
4%
How often is AA489 on time?
Across 104 flights on ORD → DCA from 2025-09-03 to 2026-05-20, AA489 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 70% of the time. The median arrival delay was +1 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +71 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 | 70 | 70% |
| 16-30 min | 5 | 5% |
| 31-60 min | 14 | 14% |
| 61-120 min | 5 | 5% |
| 2+ hrs | 6 | 6% |
Performance by month
| Month | Flights | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09 | 26 | 62% | +65 min |
| 2025-10 | 30 | 77% | +20 min |
| 2025-11 | 1 | 100% | -10 min |
| 2026-04 | 24 | 75% | +26 min |
| 2026-05 | 19 | 63% | +24 min |
Performance by day of week
| Day | Flights | On-time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 14 | 79% |
| Tue | 14 | 64% |
| Wed | 15 | 67% |
| Thu | 15 | 60% |
| Fri | 15 | 80% |
| Sat | 14 | 64% |
| Sun | 13 | 77% |
Other routes
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