American Airlines DCA to STL on-time performance
American Airlines nonstop flights from Washington to St. Louis · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
68%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
2.3%
4 flights
Avg arrival delay
32 min
97 min when late
Rank on route
#4 of 5
route average 73% on time
Key facts
- American Airlines flights on DCA to STL arrived on time 68% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 2.3% were cancelled, and 16% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #4 of 5 airlines on this route, which averaged 73% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (69%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Late-arriving aircraft69%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)22%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion5%
- Extreme weather3%
- Security0%
Other airlines on DCA to STL
- Southwest Airlines75% on time · 16 min avg delay
- PSA Airlines68% on time · 26 min avg delay
- Republic Airways78% on time · 13 min avg delay
- Envoy Air90% on time · 4 min avg delay
Full DCA to STL comparison →
American Airlines on-time record across all routes →
175 American Airlines flights tracked on this route; 4 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.