DCA → LGA American Airlines

American Airlines · Washington, DC to New York, NY · 2,520 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 62 flight numbers

This route runs much more reliably at some times of day than others — 100% on-time departing 3–6am vs. 48% departing 6–9pm.
On-time arrival
68%
Median delay
0 min
90th percentile
+78 min
Cancellation rate
6%

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

Across every American Airlines flight number on DCA → LGA (2,520 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 68% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay 0 min; the worst 10% ran +78 min or later. 6% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time1,60268%
16-30 min2189%
31-60 min24510%
61-120 min1687%
2+ hrs1376%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-0718275%+9 min
2025-0820780%+8 min
2025-0918978%+8 min
2025-1019067%+22 min
2025-1119958%+34 min
2025-1217746%+34 min
2026-0119575%+14 min
2026-0218656%+25 min
2026-0321054%+32 min
2026-0421974%+8 min
2026-0521771%+13 min
2026-0619974%+19 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon36368%
Tue39172%
Wed37465%
Thu37663%
Fri37366%
Sat18677%
Sun30766%

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