AA5217 SYR → DCA

American Airlines · Syracuse, NY to Washington, DC · 13 flights observed, 2025-12-24 to 2026-01-05 · 298 mi

This flight has been getting less reliable recently — 2026-01's on-time rate (40%) is well below the 71% average from earlier months.

AA5217 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for SYR → DCA, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
58%
Median delay
0 min
90th percentile
+62 min
Cancellation rate
8%

How often is AA5217 on time?

Across 13 flights on SYR → DCA from 2025-12-24 to 2026-01-05, AA5217 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 58% of the time. The median arrival delay was 0 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +62 min or later. 8% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time758%
16-30 min00%
31-60 min325%
61-120 min217%
2+ hrs00%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-12771%+6 min
2026-01540%+33 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon20%
TueNo data—
Wed250%
Thu2100%
Fri250%
Sat250%
Sun2100%

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