American Airlines DCA to LGA on-time performance
American Airlines nonstop flights from Washington to New York · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
52%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
4.2%
1 flights
Avg arrival delay
39 min
80 min when late
Rank on route
#3 of 3
route average 67% on time
Key facts
- American Airlines flights on DCA to LGA arrived on time 52% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 4.2% were cancelled, and 26% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #3 of 3 airlines on this route, which averaged 67% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (66%).
On-time trend by month
Monthly trend appears once two or more months of data are available.
Why this airline's flights were late
- Late-arriving aircraft66%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion34%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)1%
- Extreme weather0%
- Security0%
Other airlines on DCA to LGA
- Republic Airways66% on time · 26 min avg delay
- Delta Air Lines89% on time · 8 min avg delay
Full DCA to LGA comparison →
American Airlines on-time record across all routes →
24 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.