American Airlines DCA to ATL on-time performance
American Airlines nonstop flights from Washington to Atlanta · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
74%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
0.0%
0 flights
Avg arrival delay
21 min
78 min when late
Rank on route
#5 of 6
route average 78% on time
Key facts
- American Airlines flights on DCA to ATL arrived on time 74% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 0% were cancelled, and 13% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #5 of 6 airlines on this route, which averaged 78% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (83%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Late-arriving aircraft83%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)15%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion3%
- Extreme weather0%
- Security0%
Other airlines on DCA to ATL
- Delta Air Lines81% on time · 17 min avg delay
- Southwest Airlines79% on time · 14 min avg delay
- PSA Airlines67% on time · 28 min avg delay
- Republic Airways80% on time · 12 min avg delay
- Envoy Air82% on time · 13 min avg delay
Full DCA to ATL 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.