AA5501 ATL → DCA

American Airlines · Atlanta, GA to Washington, DC · 34 flights observed, 2026-05-21 to 2026-06-29 · 547 mi

This flight has been cancelled 15% of the time in the ingested window — notably higher than typical.

AA5501 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for ATL → DCA, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
97%
Median delay
-20 min
90th percentile
+9 min
Cancellation rate
15%

How often is AA5501 on time?

Across 34 flights on ATL → DCA from 2026-05-21 to 2026-06-29, AA5501 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 97% of the time. The median arrival delay was -20 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +9 min or later. 15% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time2897%
16-30 min13%
31-60 min00%
61-120 min00%
2+ hrs00%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-059100%-8 min
2026-062095%-17 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon4100%
TueNo data—
Wed580%
Thu6100%
Fri5100%
Sat4100%
Sun5100%

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