AA5493 CHS → DCA

American Airlines · Charleston, SC to Washington, DC · 27 flights observed, 2025-08-06 to 2025-09-02 · 444 mi

This flight is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -15 min, while the worst 10% run +46 min or later.

AA5493 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for CHS → DCA, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
84%
Median delay
-15 min
90th percentile
+46 min
Cancellation rate
7%

How often is AA5493 on time?

Across 27 flights on CHS → DCA from 2025-08-06 to 2025-09-02, AA5493 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 84% of the time. The median arrival delay was -15 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +46 min or later. 7% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time2184%
16-30 min00%
31-60 min28%
61-120 min00%
2+ hrs28%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-082383%+13 min
2025-092100%-27 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon475%
Tue4100%
Wed475%
Thu367%
Fri4100%
Sat3100%
Sun367%

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