DCA → LAX American Airlines

American Airlines · Washington, DC to Los Angeles, CA · 730 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 11 flight numbers

On-time arrival
78%
Median delay
-7 min
90th percentile
+43 min
Cancellation rate
1%

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

Across every American Airlines flight number on DCA → LAX (730 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 78% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -7 min; the worst 10% ran +43 min or later. 1% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time55278%
16-30 min608%
31-60 min477%
61-120 min254%
2+ hrs233%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-076070%+16 min
2025-086182%-1 min
2025-096077%-1 min
2025-106276%-1 min
2025-115879%+13 min
2025-126082%-3 min
2026-015684%0 min
2026-025580%+5 min
2026-036282%-7 min
2026-045779%+1 min
2026-055881%+5 min
2026-065866%+29 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon9984%
Tue10379%
Wed10174%
Thu10175%
Fri10279%
Sat10279%
Sun9976%

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