AA5288 STL → DCA

American Airlines · St. Louis, MO to Washington, DC · 58 flights observed, 2026-01-06 to 2026-04-06 · 719 mi

This flight is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -8 min, while the worst 10% run +101 min or later.

AA5288 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for STL → DCA, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
72%
Median delay
-8 min
90th percentile
+101 min
Cancellation rate
7%

How often is AA5288 on time?

Across 58 flights on STL → DCA from 2026-01-06 to 2026-04-06, AA5288 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 72% of the time. The median arrival delay was -8 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +101 min or later. 7% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time3972%
16-30 min611%
31-60 min00%
61-120 min611%
2+ hrs36%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-012167%+40 min
2026-02989%+1 min
2026-031968%+22 min
2026-04580%-5 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon875%
Tue967%
Wed1060%
Thu1090%
Fri978%
Sat863%
SunNo data—

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