MSY → DCA American Airlines

American Airlines · New Orleans, LA to Washington, DC · 1,246 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 56 flight numbers

This route is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -6 min, while the worst 10% run +71 min or later.
On-time arrival
74%
Median delay
-6 min
90th percentile
+71 min
Cancellation rate
4%

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

Across every American Airlines flight number on MSY → DCA (1,246 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 74% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -6 min; the worst 10% ran +71 min or later. 4% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time87674%
16-30 min797%
31-60 min928%
61-120 min776%
2+ hrs645%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-077564%+64 min
2025-088673%+6 min
2025-098673%+18 min
2025-109177%+12 min
2025-1111376%+10 min
2025-1211674%+12 min
2026-0110583%+1 min
2026-0210270%+20 min
2026-0311269%+45 min
2026-0411582%+1 min
2026-0510772%+13 min
2026-068068%+44 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon17678%
Tue18180%
Wed17574%
Thu17566%
Fri17468%
Sat14080%
Sun16770%

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