AA5503 DCA → STL

American Airlines · Washington, DC to St. Louis, MO · 38 flights observed, 2026-04-07 to 2026-05-20 · 719 mi

This flight's reliability varies a lot by day of week — 83% on-time on Thursdays vs. 33% on Fridays.

AA5503 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for DCA → STL, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
58%
Median delay
+8 min
90th percentile
+83 min
Cancellation rate
3%

How often is AA5503 on time?

Across 38 flights on DCA → STL from 2026-04-07 to 2026-05-20, AA5503 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 58% of the time. The median arrival delay was +8 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +83 min or later. 3% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time2158%
16-30 min617%
31-60 min411%
61-120 min38%
2+ hrs26%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-042060%+14 min
2026-051656%+30 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon667%
Tue757%
Wed540%
Thu683%
Fri633%
SatNo data—
Sun667%

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