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).
| Arrival | Flights | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Early / on-time | 1,591 | 67% |
| 16-30 min | 267 | 11% |
| 31-60 min | 248 | 10% |
| 61-120 min | 180 | 8% |
| 2+ hrs | 91 | 4% |
Performance by month
| Month | Flights | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07 | 185 | 81% | +6 min |
| 2025-08 | 203 | 90% | -7 min |
| 2025-09 | 191 | 79% | +4 min |
| 2025-10 | 193 | 64% | +21 min |
| 2025-11 | 199 | 57% | +21 min |
| 2025-12 | 177 | 45% | +38 min |
| 2026-01 | 194 | 66% | +15 min |
| 2026-02 | 188 | 52% | +24 min |
| 2026-03 | 211 | 55% | +23 min |
| 2026-04 | 219 | 69% | +12 min |
| 2026-05 | 215 | 69% | +14 min |
| 2026-06 | 202 | 76% | +4 min |
Performance by day of week
| Day | Flights | On-time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 364 | 64% |
| Tue | 389 | 71% |
| Wed | 377 | 67% |
| Thu | 375 | 63% |
| Fri | 371 | 66% |
| Sat | 186 | 80% |
| Sun | 315 | 64% |
AA flight numbers on LGA → DCA
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