LGA → DCA American Airlines

American Airlines · New York, NY to Washington, DC · 2,518 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 52 flight numbers

On-time arrival
67%
Median delay
+1 min
90th percentile
+65 min
Cancellation rate
5%

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

Across every American Airlines flight number on LGA → DCA (2,518 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 67% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay +1 min; the worst 10% ran +65 min or later. 5% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time1,59167%
16-30 min26711%
31-60 min24810%
61-120 min1808%
2+ hrs914%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-0718581%+6 min
2025-0820390%-7 min
2025-0919179%+4 min
2025-1019364%+21 min
2025-1119957%+21 min
2025-1217745%+38 min
2026-0119466%+15 min
2026-0218852%+24 min
2026-0321155%+23 min
2026-0421969%+12 min
2026-0521569%+14 min
2026-0620276%+4 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon36464%
Tue38971%
Wed37767%
Thu37563%
Fri37166%
Sat18680%
Sun31564%

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