AA5221 DCA → MSN

American Airlines · Washington, DC to Madison, WI · 208 flights observed, 2025-07-05 to 2026-04-06 · 707 mi

This flight has been getting less reliable recently — 2026-04's on-time rate (33%) is well below the 73% average from earlier months.

AA5221 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for DCA → MSN, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
73%
Median delay
+1 min
90th percentile
+60 min
Cancellation rate
3%

How often is AA5221 on time?

Across 208 flights on DCA → MSN from 2025-07-05 to 2026-04-06, AA5221 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 73% of the time. The median arrival delay was +1 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +60 min or later. 3% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time14773%
16-30 min2311%
31-60 min115%
61-120 min94%
2+ hrs115%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-074100%-10 min
2025-082588%-6 min
2025-092692%-6 min
2025-102990%+5 min
2025-112564%+29 min
2025-122871%+26 min
2026-012752%+28 min
2026-021164%+16 min
2026-032060%+30 min
2026-04633%+45 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon3070%
Tue3083%
Wed3168%
Thu2774%
Fri2979%
Sat2580%
Sun2959%

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