Flight OddsAA5243 BUF → DCA
American Airlines · Buffalo, NY to Washington, DC · 89 flights observed, 2025-07-05 to 2026-05-16 · 296 mi
AA5243 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for BUF → DCA, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.
On-time arrival
85%
Median delay
-11 min
90th percentile
+55 min
Cancellation rate
4%
How often is AA5243 on time?
Across 89 flights on BUF → DCA from 2025-07-05 to 2026-05-16, AA5243 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 85% of the time. The median arrival delay was -11 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +55 min or later. 4% of flights were cancelled.
Delay distribution
Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).
| Arrival | Flights | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Early / on-time | 72 | 85% |
| 16-30 min | 4 | 5% |
| 31-60 min | 0 | 0% |
| 61-120 min | 2 | 2% |
| 2+ hrs | 7 | 8% |
Performance by month
| Month | Flights | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07 | 8 | 100% | -15 min |
| 2025-08 | 2 | 100% | -3 min |
| 2025-11 | 8 | 100% | -11 min |
| 2025-12 | 6 | 33% | +113 min |
| 2026-01 | 6 | 83% | +39 min |
| 2026-02 | 16 | 75% | +41 min |
| 2026-03 | 28 | 89% | +8 min |
| 2026-04 | 8 | 88% | +8 min |
| 2026-05 | 3 | 100% | -1 min |
Performance by day of week
| Day | Flights | On-time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 7 | 86% |
| Tue | 7 | 57% |
| Wed | 7 | 86% |
| Thu | 6 | 100% |
| Fri | 8 | 100% |
| Sat | 30 | 80% |
| Sun | 20 | 90% |
Other routes
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