AA5534 DCA → MSY

American Airlines · Washington, DC to New Orleans, LA · 97 flights observed, 2025-11-02 to 2026-02-11 · 969 mi

This flight is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -5 min, while the worst 10% run +58 min or later.

AA5534 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for DCA → MSY, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
71%
Median delay
-5 min
90th percentile
+58 min
Cancellation rate
3%

How often is AA5534 on time?

Across 97 flights on DCA → MSY from 2025-11-02 to 2026-02-11, AA5534 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 71% of the time. The median arrival delay was -5 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +58 min or later. 3% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time6771%
16-30 min910%
31-60 min89%
61-120 min77%
2+ hrs33%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-112976%+16 min
2025-123161%+16 min
2026-012479%-1 min
2026-021070%-1 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon1471%
Tue1464%
Wed1573%
Thu1486%
Fri1464%
Sat967%
Sun1471%

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