American Airlines DCA to DTW on-time performance
American Airlines nonstop flights from Washington to Detroit · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
75%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
0.0%
0 flights
Avg arrival delay
99 min
396 min when late
Rank on route
#4 of 5
route average 76% on time
Key facts
- American Airlines flights on DCA to DTW arrived on time 75% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 0% were cancelled, and 25% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #4 of 5 airlines on this route, which averaged 76% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (51%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Late-arriving aircraft51%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)33%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion16%
- Extreme weather0%
- Security0%
Other airlines on DCA to DTW
- Delta Air Lines80% on time · 18 min avg delay
- PSA Airlines68% on time · 26 min avg delay
- Republic Airways81% on time · 14 min avg delay
- Envoy Air100% on time · 0 min avg delay
Full DCA to DTW comparison →
American Airlines on-time record across all routes →
4 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.