AA5541 DCA → STL

American Airlines · Washington, DC to St. Louis, MO · 70 flights observed, 2026-01-06 to 2026-05-20 · 719 mi

This flight's reliability varies a lot by day of week — 85% on-time on Tuesdays vs. 30% on Sundays.

AA5541 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
67%
Median delay
+1 min
90th percentile
+99 min
Cancellation rate
4%

How often is AA5541 on time?

Across 70 flights on DCA → STL from 2026-01-06 to 2026-05-20, AA5541 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 67% of the time. The median arrival delay was +1 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +99 min or later. 4% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time4567%
16-30 min57%
31-60 min812%
61-120 min46%
2+ hrs57%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-012060%+35 min
2026-021070%+11 min
2026-042181%+3 min
2026-051656%+44 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon978%
Tue1385%
Wed1362%
Thu1173%
Fri1173%
SatNo data—
Sun1030%

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