AA5581 DCA → RDU

American Airlines · Washington, DC to Raleigh/Durham, NC · 35 flights observed, 2026-05-21 to 2026-06-30 · 227 mi

This flight has been cancelled 9% of the time in the ingested window — notably higher than typical.

AA5581 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for DCA → RDU, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
78%
Median delay
-2 min
90th percentile
+31 min
Cancellation rate
9%

How often is AA5581 on time?

Across 35 flights on DCA → RDU from 2026-05-21 to 2026-06-30, AA5581 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 78% of the time. The median arrival delay was -2 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +31 min or later. 9% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time2578%
16-30 min39%
31-60 min26%
61-120 min13%
2+ hrs13%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-05978%+3 min
2026-062378%+3 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon580%
Tue560%
Wed560%
Thu667%
Fri6100%
Sat5100%
SunNo data—

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