Flight OddsAA5256 DCA → BUF
American Airlines · Washington, DC to Buffalo, NY · 97 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2025-10-05 · 296 mi
AA5256 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for DCA → BUF, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.
On-time arrival
83%
Median delay
-8 min
90th percentile
+24 min
Cancellation rate
1%
How often is AA5256 on time?
Across 97 flights on DCA → BUF from 2025-07-01 to 2025-10-05, AA5256 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 83% of the time. The median arrival delay was -8 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +24 min or later. 1% of flights were cancelled.
Delay distribution
Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).
| Arrival | Flights | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Early / on-time | 80 | 83% |
| 16-30 min | 7 | 7% |
| 31-60 min | 5 | 5% |
| 61-120 min | 2 | 2% |
| 2+ hrs | 2 | 2% |
Performance by month
| Month | Flights | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07 | 30 | 77% | +15 min |
| 2025-08 | 31 | 81% | -1 min |
| 2025-09 | 30 | 90% | -11 min |
| 2025-10 | 5 | 100% | -20 min |
Performance by day of week
| Day | Flights | On-time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 13 | 85% |
| Tue | 14 | 93% |
| Wed | 14 | 86% |
| Thu | 13 | 62% |
| Fri | 14 | 86% |
| Sat | 14 | 93% |
| Sun | 14 | 79% |
Other routes
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