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
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).
| Arrival | Flights | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Early / on-time | 483 | 62% |
| 16-30 min | 86 | 11% |
| 31-60 min | 93 | 12% |
| 61-120 min | 64 | 8% |
| 2+ hrs | 55 | 7% |
Performance by month
| Month | Flights | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07 | 81 | 67% | +45 min |
| 2025-08 | 65 | 77% | +11 min |
| 2025-09 | 88 | 84% | -3 min |
| 2025-10 | 92 | 79% | +11 min |
| 2025-11 | 59 | 36% | +48 min |
| 2025-12 | 60 | 48% | +50 min |
| 2026-01 | 54 | 52% | +27 min |
| 2026-02 | 50 | 54% | +29 min |
| 2026-03 | 58 | 43% | +51 min |
| 2026-04 | 59 | 51% | +20 min |
| 2026-05 | 61 | 61% | +18 min |
| 2026-06 | 54 | 65% | +36 min |
Performance by day of week
| Day | Flights | On-time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 107 | 60% |
| Tue | 114 | 64% |
| Wed | 110 | 67% |
| Thu | 116 | 53% |
| Fri | 114 | 57% |
| Sat | 111 | 74% |
| Sun | 109 | 59% |
AA flight numbers on PHL → DCA
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