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American Airlines DCA to IND on-time performance

American Airlines nonstop flights from Washington to Indianapolis · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

On-time arrivals
78%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
3.6%
1 flights
Avg arrival delay
6 min
26 min when late
Rank on route
#3 of 4
route average 77% on time

Key facts

  • American Airlines flights on DCA to IND arrived on time 78% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
  • 3.6% were cancelled, and 0% arrived an hour or more late.
  • That ranks #3 of 4 airlines on this route, which averaged 77% on time overall.
  • The largest source of delay minutes was air traffic control & airport congestion (49%).

On-time trend by month

60%80%100%September 2025: 73.9% on time, 4.2% cancelledSep ’25October 2025: 100.0% on time, 0.0% cancelledOct ’25
On-time arrival rate by month. Hover a bar for exact figures.

Why this airline's flights were late

  • Air traffic control & airport congestion49%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)29%
  • Late-arriving aircraft22%
  • Extreme weather0%
  • Security0%

Other airlines on DCA to IND

Full DCA to IND comparison →
American Airlines on-time record across all routes →

28 American Airlines flights tracked on this route; 1 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.