DCA → MEM American Airlines

American Airlines · Washington, DC to Memphis, TN · 1,153 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 43 flight numbers

This route is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -4 min, while the worst 10% run +62 min or later.
On-time arrival
74%
Median delay
-4 min
90th percentile
+62 min
Cancellation rate
5%

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

Across every American Airlines flight number on DCA → MEM (1,153 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 74% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -4 min; the worst 10% ran +62 min or later. 5% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time81274%
16-30 min838%
31-60 min918%
61-120 min696%
2+ hrs434%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-0710575%+12 min
2025-0811674%+10 min
2025-0911583%+3 min
2025-1011680%+2 min
2025-118582%+4 min
2025-128463%+22 min
2026-017765%+21 min
2026-027371%+14 min
2026-038066%+12 min
2026-048375%+10 min
2026-058672%+7 min
2026-067873%+10 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon15877%
Tue17180%
Wed16670%
Thu16470%
Fri15771%
Sat11876%
Sun16475%

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