IAH → DCA American Airlines

American Airlines · Houston, TX to Washington, DC · 789 flights, 2025-09-03 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 20 flight numbers

This route runs much more reliably at some times of day than others — 100% on-time departing 3–6am vs. 58% departing 3–6pm.
On-time arrival
75%
Median delay
-5 min
90th percentile
+57 min
Cancellation rate
5%

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

Across every American Airlines flight number on IAH → DCA (789 flights, 2025-09-03 to 2026-06-30), 75% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -5 min; the worst 10% ran +57 min or later. 5% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time55775%
16-30 min618%
31-60 min567%
61-120 min415%
2+ hrs324%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-097080%+1 min
2025-108175%+3 min
2025-116879%-3 min
2025-127973%+16 min
2026-017484%+6 min
2026-026862%+15 min
2026-037274%+11 min
2026-048177%+10 min
2026-057971%+16 min
2026-067571%+55 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon11776%
Tue12173%
Wed12477%
Thu12273%
Fri11875%
Sat4288%
Sun10367%

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