American Airlines CLT to DCA on-time performance
American Airlines nonstop flights from Charlotte to Washington · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
67%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
2.6%
63 flights
Avg arrival delay
24 min
67 min when late
Rank on route
#2 of 2
route average 68% on time
Key facts
- American Airlines flights on CLT to DCA arrived on time 67% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 2.6% were cancelled, and 11% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #2 of 2 airlines on this route, which averaged 68% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (37%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Late-arriving aircraft37%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion32%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)24%
- Extreme weather7%
- Security0%
Other airlines on CLT to DCA
- PSA Airlines73% on time · 21 min avg delay
Full CLT to DCA comparison →
American Airlines on-time record across all routes →
2,409 American Airlines flights tracked on this route; 63 cancelled, 10 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.