PHL → DCA American Airlines

American Airlines · Philadelphia, PA to Washington, DC · 817 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 28 flight numbers

This route runs much more reliably at some times of day than others — 88% on-time departing 9am–12pm vs. 48% departing 12–3pm.
On-time arrival
62%
Median delay
+4 min
90th percentile
+90 min
Cancellation rate
4%

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

Across every American Airlines flight number on PHL → DCA (817 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 62% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay +4 min; the worst 10% ran +90 min or later. 4% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time48362%
16-30 min8611%
31-60 min9312%
61-120 min648%
2+ hrs557%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-078167%+45 min
2025-086577%+11 min
2025-098884%-3 min
2025-109279%+11 min
2025-115936%+48 min
2025-126048%+50 min
2026-015452%+27 min
2026-025054%+29 min
2026-035843%+51 min
2026-045951%+20 min
2026-056161%+18 min
2026-065465%+36 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon10760%
Tue11464%
Wed11067%
Thu11653%
Fri11457%
Sat11174%
Sun10959%

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