BOS → DCA American Airlines

American Airlines · Boston, MA to Washington, DC · 3,331 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 111 flight numbers

This route runs much more reliably at some times of day than others — 100% on-time departing 3–6am vs. 58% departing 6–9pm.
On-time arrival
77%
Median delay
-7 min
90th percentile
+57 min
Cancellation rate
4%

How on-time is American Airlines from BOS to DCA?

Across every American Airlines flight number on BOS → DCA (3,331 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 77% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -7 min; the worst 10% ran +57 min or later. 4% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time2,46277%
16-30 min2066%
31-60 min2107%
61-120 min1876%
2+ hrs1224%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-0723979%+10 min
2025-0826580%+19 min
2025-0927464%+24 min
2025-1028472%+10 min
2025-1127375%+13 min
2025-1225273%+12 min
2026-0124681%+11 min
2026-0224375%+10 min
2026-0329080%+11 min
2026-0428085%+3 min
2026-0527584%+1 min
2026-0626679%+7 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon47278%
Tue49983%
Wed48579%
Thu48872%
Fri48875%
Sat30585%
Sun45071%

Based on US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading the full breakdown…