STL → DCA American Airlines

American Airlines · St. Louis, MO to Washington, DC · 1,011 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 35 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 +63 min or later.
On-time arrival
74%
Median delay
-7 min
90th percentile
+63 min
Cancellation rate
4%

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

Across every American Airlines flight number on STL → DCA (1,011 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 74% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -7 min; the worst 10% ran +63 min or later. 4% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time71174%
16-30 min788%
31-60 min667%
61-120 min546%
2+ hrs495%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-077168%+50 min
2025-087770%+13 min
2025-0910073%+19 min
2025-1010279%+5 min
2025-119275%+6 min
2025-127975%+4 min
2026-017274%+38 min
2026-026975%+7 min
2026-037469%+33 min
2026-047684%+2 min
2026-057572%+29 min
2026-067175%+22 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon15671%
Tue16775%
Wed16376%
Thu15875%
Fri14972%
Sat6180%
Sun10472%

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