AA5561 BHM → DCA

American Airlines · Birmingham, AL to Washington, DC · 71 flights observed, 2025-07-06 to 2026-06-30 · 653 mi

This flight has been cancelled 11% of the time in the ingested window — notably higher than typical.

AA5561 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for BHM → DCA, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
89%
Median delay
-19 min
90th percentile
+15 min
Cancellation rate
11%

How often is AA5561 on time?

Across 71 flights on BHM → DCA from 2025-07-06 to 2026-06-30, AA5561 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 89% of the time. The median arrival delay was -19 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +15 min or later. 11% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time5689%
16-30 min35%
31-60 min35%
61-120 min00%
2+ hrs12%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-072387%-4 min
2025-084100%-22 min
2026-051191%-10 min
2026-062588%-13 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon989%
Tue9100%
Wed956%
Thu9100%
Fri888%
Sat8100%
Sun1191%

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