LAX → DCA American Airlines

American Airlines · Los Angeles, CA to Washington, DC · 730 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 9 flight numbers

On-time arrival
83%
Median delay
-9 min
90th percentile
+33 min
Cancellation rate
1%

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

Across every American Airlines flight number on LAX → DCA (730 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 83% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -9 min; the worst 10% ran +33 min or later. 1% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time59283%
16-30 min466%
31-60 min254%
61-120 min335%
2+ hrs172%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-075874%+14 min
2025-086092%-8 min
2025-095976%+8 min
2025-106294%-7 min
2025-115980%+6 min
2025-126289%-8 min
2026-015779%+9 min
2026-025679%-4 min
2026-036087%-1 min
2026-046082%-4 min
2026-056282%+5 min
2026-065883%+2 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon10383%
Tue10487%
Wed10383%
Thu10192%
Fri10078%
Sat10184%
Sun10175%

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