Flight OddsAA5491 MSY → DCA
American Airlines · New Orleans, LA to Washington, DC · 25 flights observed, 2025-08-06 to 2025-09-02 · 969 mi
AA5491 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for MSY → DCA, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.
On-time arrival
58%
Median delay
+2 min
90th percentile
+48 min
Cancellation rate
4%
How often is AA5491 on time?
Across 25 flights on MSY → DCA from 2025-08-06 to 2025-09-02, AA5491 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 58% of the time. The median arrival delay was +2 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +48 min or later. 4% of flights were cancelled.
Delay distribution
Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).
| Arrival | Flights | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Early / on-time | 14 | 58% |
| 16-30 min | 3 | 13% |
| 31-60 min | 5 | 21% |
| 61-120 min | 1 | 4% |
| 2+ hrs | 1 | 4% |
Performance by month
| Month | Flights | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08 | 22 | 55% | +14 min |
| 2025-09 | 2 | 100% | -22 min |
Performance by day of week
| Day | Flights | On-time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 4 | 50% |
| Tue | 4 | 100% |
| Wed | 3 | 67% |
| Thu | 4 | 50% |
| Fri | 3 | 33% |
| Sat | 3 | 67% |
| Sun | 3 | 33% |
Other routes
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