American Airlines DCA to RDU on-time performance
American Airlines nonstop flights from Washington to Raleigh/Durham · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
61%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
3.4%
7 flights
Avg arrival delay
34 min
85 min when late
Rank on route
#4 of 4
route average 68% on time
Key facts
- American Airlines flights on DCA to RDU arrived on time 61% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 3.4% were cancelled, and 19% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #4 of 4 airlines on this route, which averaged 68% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (67%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Late-arriving aircraft67%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)22%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion9%
- Extreme weather2%
- Security0%
Other airlines on DCA to RDU
- PSA Airlines65% on time · 24 min avg delay
- Republic Airways70% on time · 23 min avg delay
- Envoy Air75% on time · 20 min avg delay
Full DCA to RDU comparison →
American Airlines on-time record across all routes →
207 American Airlines flights tracked on this route; 7 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.