DCA → PHX American Airlines

American Airlines · Washington, DC to Phoenix, AZ · 1,088 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 15 flight numbers

This route's scheduled flight time has grown by 11 min since 2025-07 — some of the on-time performance may reflect a more generous published schedule, not a faster or more reliable flight.
On-time arrival
83%
Median delay
-10 min
90th percentile
+39 min
Cancellation rate
1%

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

Across every American Airlines flight number on DCA → PHX (1,088 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 83% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -10 min; the worst 10% ran +39 min or later. 1% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time87983%
16-30 min585%
31-60 min525%
61-120 min293%
2+ hrs474%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-079076%+12 min
2025-089185%+5 min
2025-098882%+10 min
2025-109188%+6 min
2025-118475%+31 min
2025-129084%-4 min
2026-018680%+6 min
2026-028477%+11 min
2026-039189%+1 min
2026-048984%+8 min
2026-059285%-3 min
2026-068984%+11 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon15284%
Tue15788%
Wed15278%
Thu15181%
Fri15181%
Sat15182%
Sun15183%

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