MEM → DCA American Airlines

American Airlines · Memphis, TN to Washington, DC · 1,152 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 40 flight numbers

This route is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -7 min, while the worst 10% run +57 min or later.
On-time arrival
76%
Median delay
-7 min
90th percentile
+57 min
Cancellation rate
5%

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

Across every American Airlines flight number on MEM → DCA (1,152 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 76% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -7 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-time82976%
16-30 min797%
31-60 min858%
61-120 min525%
2+ hrs474%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-079872%+30 min
2025-0811278%-1 min
2025-0911478%+5 min
2025-1011478%+6 min
2025-118677%+8 min
2025-128579%+9 min
2026-017876%+39 min
2026-027269%+15 min
2026-038370%+26 min
2026-048481%+13 min
2026-058683%-6 min
2026-068068%+16 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon15885%
Tue16682%
Wed16074%
Thu16668%
Fri16171%
Sat12073%
Sun16178%

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