JFK → DCA American Airlines

American Airlines · New York, NY to Washington, DC · 1,247 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 12 flight numbers

This route runs much more reliably at some times of day than others — 88% on-time departing 9am–12pm vs. 50% departing 6–9pm.
On-time arrival
71%
Median delay
-2 min
90th percentile
+54 min
Cancellation rate
5%

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

Across every American Airlines flight number on JFK → DCA (1,247 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 71% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -2 min; the worst 10% ran +54 min or later. 5% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time83771%
16-30 min11810%
31-60 min12110%
61-120 min595%
2+ hrs393%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-077877%+5 min
2025-089189%-9 min
2025-0911788%-3 min
2025-109484%+1 min
2025-1110754%+19 min
2025-129566%+16 min
2026-0110266%+16 min
2026-0210260%+20 min
2026-0312058%+30 min
2026-049668%+14 min
2026-058870%+5 min
2026-068481%+3 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon16777%
Tue17475%
Wed17066%
Thu16660%
Fri16366%
Sat17285%
Sun16270%

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