AA5280 DCA → ILM

American Airlines · Washington, DC to Wilmington, NC · 38 flights observed, 2026-04-07 to 2026-05-20 · 320 mi

This flight's reliability varies a lot by day of week — 100% on-time on Mondays vs. 50% on Sundays.

AA5280 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for DCA → ILM, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
70%
Median delay
-10 min
90th percentile
+73 min
Cancellation rate
3%

How often is AA5280 on time?

Across 38 flights on DCA → ILM from 2026-04-07 to 2026-05-20, AA5280 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 70% of the time. The median arrival delay was -10 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +73 min or later. 3% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time2670%
16-30 min38%
31-60 min411%
61-120 min13%
2+ hrs38%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-042065%+12 min
2026-051776%+23 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon5100%
Tue771%
Wed757%
Thu667%
Fri683%
SatNo data—
Sun650%

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