American Airlines ATL to DCA on-time performance
American Airlines nonstop flights from Atlanta to Washington · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
87%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
0.0%
0 flights
Avg arrival delay
11 min
84 min when late
Rank on route
#1 of 6
route average 70% on time
Key facts
- American Airlines flights on ATL to DCA arrived on time 87% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 0% were cancelled, and 3% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #1 of 6 airlines on this route, which averaged 70% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (74%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Late-arriving aircraft74%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion12%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)12%
- Extreme weather1%
- Security0%
Other airlines on ATL to DCA
- Delta Air Lines68% on time · 20 min avg delay
- Southwest Airlines72% on time · 20 min avg delay
- PSA Airlines74% on time · 35 min avg delay
- Republic Airways71% on time · 17 min avg delay
- Envoy Air69% on time · 21 min avg delay
Full ATL to DCA comparison →
American Airlines on-time record across all routes →
39 American Airlines flights tracked on this route; 0 cancelled, 0 diverted.
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.