DCA → DTW American Airlines
American Airlines · Washington, DC to Detroit, MI · 1,227 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 39 flight numbers
On-time arrival
73%
Median delay
-5 min
90th percentile
+78 min
Cancellation rate
6%
How on-time is American Airlines from DCA to DTW?
Across every American Airlines flight number on DCA → DTW (1,227 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 73% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -5 min; the worst 10% ran +78 min or later. 6% were cancelled.
Delay distribution
Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).
| Arrival | Flights | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Early / on-time | 837 | 73% |
| 16-30 min | 80 | 7% |
| 31-60 min | 88 | 8% |
| 61-120 min | 76 | 7% |
| 2+ hrs | 72 | 6% |
Performance by month
| Month | Flights | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07 | 72 | 61% | +46 min |
| 2025-08 | 82 | 74% | +8 min |
| 2025-09 | 105 | 87% | +1 min |
| 2025-10 | 108 | 82% | +9 min |
| 2025-11 | 102 | 70% | +22 min |
| 2025-12 | 96 | 60% | +40 min |
| 2026-01 | 91 | 67% | +17 min |
| 2026-02 | 97 | 73% | +13 min |
| 2026-03 | 109 | 72% | +15 min |
| 2026-04 | 113 | 78% | +9 min |
| 2026-05 | 104 | 76% | +4 min |
| 2026-06 | 74 | 62% | +19 min |
Performance by day of week
| Day | Flights | On-time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 176 | 70% |
| Tue | 181 | 81% |
| Wed | 181 | 71% |
| Thu | 180 | 66% |
| Fri | 177 | 75% |
| Sat | 121 | 79% |
| Sun | 137 | 68% |
AA flight numbers on DCA → DTW
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