American Airlines DCA to LAX on-time performance
American Airlines nonstop flights from Washington to Los Angeles · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
78%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.4%
10 flights
Avg arrival delay
16 min
68 min when late
Rank on route
#1 of 3
route average 76% on time
Key facts
- American Airlines flights on DCA to LAX arrived on time 78% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 1.4% were cancelled, and 6% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #1 of 3 airlines on this route, which averaged 76% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (33%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Late-arriving aircraft33%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)33%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion28%
- Extreme weather6%
- Security0%
Other airlines on DCA to LAX
- Alaska Airlines69% on time · 20 min avg delay
- Delta Air Lines78% on time · 25 min avg delay
Full DCA to LAX comparison →
American Airlines on-time record across all routes →
728 American Airlines flights tracked on this route; 10 cancelled, 13 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.