FLL → DCA American Airlines

American Airlines · Fort Lauderdale, FL to Washington, DC · 576 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 13 flight numbers

This route runs much more reliably at some times of day than others — 82% on-time departing 9am–12pm vs. 44% departing 3–6pm.
On-time arrival
68%
Median delay
-2 min
90th percentile
+76 min
Cancellation rate
2%

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

Across every American Airlines flight number on FLL → DCA (576 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 68% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -2 min; the worst 10% ran +76 min or later. 2% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time38268%
16-30 min468%
31-60 min6011%
61-120 min468%
2+ hrs295%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-073090%-11 min
2025-083181%-2 min
2025-093097%-13 min
2025-103184%+9 min
2025-115465%+14 min
2025-127163%+21 min
2026-016164%+25 min
2026-025461%+17 min
2026-036052%+60 min
2026-046070%+23 min
2026-055159%+25 min
2026-063067%+28 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon8168%
Tue8376%
Wed8167%
Thu7970%
Fri8360%
Sat7678%
Sun8057%

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