AA5059 DCA → DTW

American Airlines · Washington, DC to Detroit, MI · 37 flights observed, 2026-01-06 to 2026-02-11 · 405 mi

This flight has been cancelled 8% of the time in the ingested window — notably higher than typical.

AA5059 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for DCA → DTW, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
71%
Median delay
-9 min
90th percentile
+127 min
Cancellation rate
8%

How often is AA5059 on time?

Across 37 flights on DCA → DTW from 2026-01-06 to 2026-02-11, AA5059 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 71% of the time. The median arrival delay was -9 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +127 min or later. 8% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time2471%
16-30 min39%
31-60 min00%
61-120 min39%
2+ hrs412%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-012365%+26 min
2026-021182%+26 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon475%
Tue683%
Wed580%
Thu560%
Fri580%
Sat520%
Sun4100%

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