AA5589 RDU → DCA

American Airlines · Raleigh/Durham, NC to Washington, DC · 118 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2025-11-01 · 227 mi

This flight has been on time less than half the time (45%) — expect a real chance of a delay.

AA5589 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for RDU → DCA, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
45%
Median delay
+23 min
90th percentile
+136 min
Cancellation rate
3%

How often is AA5589 on time?

Across 118 flights on RDU → DCA from 2025-07-01 to 2025-11-01, AA5589 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 45% of the time. The median arrival delay was +23 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +136 min or later. 3% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time5145%
16-30 min1816%
31-60 min2219%
61-120 min98%
2+ hrs1412%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-072236%+69 min
2025-083057%+36 min
2025-093053%+62 min
2025-103129%+36 min
2025-111100%-17 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon1741%
Tue1663%
Wed1850%
Thu1718%
Fri1741%
Sat1377%
Sun1631%

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