AA5172 DTW → DCA

American Airlines · Detroit, MI to Washington, DC · 35 flights observed, 2026-05-21 to 2026-06-30 · 405 mi

This flight's reliability varies a lot by day of week — 83% on-time on Tuesdays vs. 33% on Mondays.

AA5172 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for DTW → DCA, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
52%
Median delay
+15 min
90th percentile
+187 min
Cancellation rate
6%

How often is AA5172 on time?

Across 35 flights on DTW → DCA from 2026-05-21 to 2026-06-30, AA5172 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 52% of the time. The median arrival delay was +15 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +187 min or later. 6% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time1752%
16-30 min618%
31-60 min412%
61-120 min13%
2+ hrs515%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-05956%+49 min
2026-062450%+66 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon633%
Tue683%
Wed540%
Thu633%
Fri580%
SatNo data—
Sun540%

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