AA5161 RDU → DCA

American Airlines · Raleigh/Durham, NC to Washington, DC · 22 flights observed, 2025-07-07 to 2025-08-05 · 227 mi

This flight is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -19 min, while the worst 10% run +42 min or later.

AA5161 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for RDU → DCA, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
81%
Median delay
-19 min
90th percentile
+42 min
Cancellation rate
5%

How often is AA5161 on time?

Across 22 flights on RDU → DCA from 2025-07-07 to 2025-08-05, AA5161 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 81% of the time. The median arrival delay was -19 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +42 min or later. 5% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time1781%
16-30 min00%
31-60 min314%
61-120 min00%
2+ hrs15%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-071979%+3 min
2025-082100%-29 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon580%
Tue580%
Wed475%
Thu475%
Fri3100%
SatNo data—
SunNo data—

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