AA5051 ATL → DCA

American Airlines · Atlanta, GA to Washington, DC · 73 flights observed, 2026-03-08 to 2026-05-20 · 547 mi

This flight's reliability varies a lot by day of week — 100% on-time on Saturdays vs. 60% on Thursdays.

AA5051 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for ATL → DCA, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
79%
Median delay
-14 min
90th percentile
+51 min
Cancellation rate
4%

How often is AA5051 on time?

Across 73 flights on ATL → DCA from 2026-03-08 to 2026-05-20, AA5051 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 79% of the time. The median arrival delay was -14 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +51 min or later. 4% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time5579%
16-30 min57%
31-60 min46%
61-120 min11%
2+ hrs57%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-032065%+77 min
2026-043080%+57 min
2026-052090%-12 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon1164%
Tue1080%
Wed1191%
Thu1060%
Fri1070%
Sat8100%
Sun1090%

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