SDF → DCA American Airlines

American Airlines · Louisville, KY to Washington, DC · 1,029 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 25 flight numbers

This route runs much more reliably at some times of day than others — 92% on-time departing 6–9am vs. 57% departing 12–3pm.
On-time arrival
80%
Median delay
-8 min
90th percentile
+44 min
Cancellation rate
5%

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

Across every American Airlines flight number on SDF → DCA (1,029 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 80% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -8 min; the worst 10% ran +44 min or later. 5% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time77980%
16-30 min657%
31-60 min566%
61-120 min455%
2+ hrs333%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-077678%+17 min
2025-088584%+5 min
2025-098984%+1 min
2025-109388%-1 min
2025-117976%+24 min
2025-125975%+7 min
2026-017379%+7 min
2026-027775%+13 min
2026-038772%+6 min
2026-048988%+6 min
2026-059082%+15 min
2026-068170%+33 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon14080%
Tue14878%
Wed14678%
Thu14179%
Fri14278%
Sat12486%
Sun13779%

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