DTW → DCA American Airlines
American Airlines · Detroit, MI to Washington, DC · 1,226 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 33 flight numbers
On-time arrival
69%
Median delay
-4 min
90th percentile
+86 min
Cancellation rate
6%
How on-time is American Airlines from DTW to DCA?
Across every American Airlines flight number on DTW → DCA (1,226 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 69% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -4 min; the worst 10% ran +86 min or later. 6% were cancelled.
Delay distribution
Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).
| Arrival | Flights | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Early / on-time | 791 | 69% |
| 16-30 min | 94 | 8% |
| 31-60 min | 96 | 8% |
| 61-120 min | 84 | 7% |
| 2+ hrs | 81 | 7% |
Performance by month
| Month | Flights | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07 | 75 | 65% | +46 min |
| 2025-08 | 80 | 79% | +8 min |
| 2025-09 | 105 | 84% | +4 min |
| 2025-10 | 108 | 79% | +26 min |
| 2025-11 | 104 | 53% | +43 min |
| 2025-12 | 93 | 58% | +41 min |
| 2026-01 | 86 | 66% | +9 min |
| 2026-02 | 93 | 54% | +47 min |
| 2026-03 | 109 | 66% | +49 min |
| 2026-04 | 115 | 78% | +9 min |
| 2026-05 | 103 | 74% | +9 min |
| 2026-06 | 75 | 69% | +24 min |
Performance by day of week
| Day | Flights | On-time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 173 | 65% |
| Tue | 179 | 79% |
| Wed | 182 | 63% |
| Thu | 179 | 63% |
| Fri | 175 | 70% |
| Sat | 123 | 80% |
| Sun | 135 | 65% |
AA flight numbers on DTW → DCA
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