AA5251 DCA → ROC

American Airlines · Washington, DC to Rochester, NY · 37 flights observed, 2026-01-06 to 2026-02-11 · 296 mi

This flight has been cancelled 11% of the time in the ingested window — notably higher than typical.

AA5251 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for DCA → ROC, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
73%
Median delay
-2 min
90th percentile
+62 min
Cancellation rate
11%

How often is AA5251 on time?

Across 37 flights on DCA → ROC from 2026-01-06 to 2026-02-11, AA5251 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 73% of the time. The median arrival delay was -2 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +62 min or later. 11% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time2473%
16-30 min26%
31-60 min26%
61-120 min412%
2+ hrs13%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-012374%+7 min
2026-021070%+15 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon367%
Tue650%
Wed580%
Thu580%
Fri5100%
Sat540%
Sun4100%

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