Flight OddsAA5261 DAY → DCA
American Airlines · Dayton, OH to Washington, DC · 342 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · 391 mi
AA5261 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for DAY → DCA, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.
On-time arrival
87%
Median delay
-19 min
90th percentile
+33 min
Cancellation rate
3%
How often is AA5261 on time?
Across 342 flights on DAY → DCA from 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30, AA5261 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 87% of the time. The median arrival delay was -19 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +33 min or later. 3% of flights were cancelled.
Delay distribution
Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).
| Arrival | Flights | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Early / on-time | 283 | 87% |
| 16-30 min | 9 | 3% |
| 31-60 min | 12 | 4% |
| 61-120 min | 8 | 2% |
| 2+ hrs | 15 | 5% |
Performance by month
| Month | Flights | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07 | 22 | 95% | +53 min |
| 2025-08 | 28 | 86% | +27 min |
| 2025-09 | 29 | 93% | -12 min |
| 2025-10 | 31 | 74% | +5 min |
| 2025-11 | 28 | 96% | -15 min |
| 2025-12 | 30 | 80% | +26 min |
| 2026-01 | 25 | 84% | +13 min |
| 2026-02 | 27 | 96% | -7 min |
| 2026-03 | 31 | 81% | +23 min |
| 2026-04 | 30 | 87% | -5 min |
| 2026-05 | 26 | 85% | -16 min |
| 2026-06 | 20 | 85% | +6 min |
Performance by day of week
| Day | Flights | On-time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 47 | 81% |
| Tue | 51 | 86% |
| Wed | 49 | 86% |
| Thu | 51 | 86% |
| Fri | 52 | 88% |
| Sat | 39 | 90% |
| Sun | 38 | 89% |
Other routes
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