AA5078 DCA → BHM

American Airlines · Washington, DC to Birmingham, AL · 35 flights observed, 2026-05-21 to 2026-06-30 · 653 mi

This flight's reliability varies a lot by day of week — 80% on-time on Fridays vs. 40% on Wednesdays.

AA5078 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for DCA → BHM, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
59%
Median delay
-2 min
90th percentile
+120 min
Cancellation rate
3%

How often is AA5078 on time?

Across 35 flights on DCA → BHM from 2026-05-21 to 2026-06-30, AA5078 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 59% of the time. The median arrival delay was -2 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +120 min or later. 3% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time2059%
16-30 min13%
31-60 min412%
61-120 min515%
2+ hrs412%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-05978%+23 min
2026-062552%+29 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon650%
Tue667%
Wed540%
Thu650%
Fri580%
SatNo data—
Sun667%

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