American Airlines BOS to DCA on-time performance
American Airlines nonstop flights from Boston to Washington · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
76%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
3.1%
71 flights
Avg arrival delay
23 min
94 min when late
Rank on route
#2 of 5
route average 74% on time
Key facts
- American Airlines flights on BOS to DCA arrived on time 76% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 3.1% were cancelled, and 11% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #2 of 5 airlines on this route, which averaged 74% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (55%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Late-arriving aircraft55%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)25%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion16%
- Extreme weather4%
- Security0%
Other airlines on BOS to DCA
- Republic Airways76% on time · 16 min avg delay
- JetBlue68% on time · 24 min avg delay
- Envoy Air79% on time · 15 min avg delay
- Delta Air Lines50% on time · 23 min avg delay
Full BOS to DCA comparison →
American Airlines on-time record across all routes →
2,288 American Airlines flights tracked on this route; 71 cancelled, 6 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.