American Airlines DTW to DCA on-time performance
American Airlines nonstop flights from Detroit to Washington · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
25%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
0.0%
0 flights
Avg arrival delay
156 min
207 min when late
Rank on route
#5 of 5
route average 69% on time
Key facts
- American Airlines flights on DTW to DCA arrived on time 25% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 0% were cancelled, and 50% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #5 of 5 airlines on this route, which averaged 69% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (73%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Late-arriving aircraft73%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion16%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)12%
- Extreme weather0%
- Security0%
Other airlines on DTW to DCA
- Delta Air Lines69% on time · 19 min avg delay
- PSA Airlines70% on time · 36 min avg delay
- Republic Airways64% on time · 26 min avg delay
- Envoy Air100% on time · 0 min avg delay
Full DTW to DCA comparison →
American Airlines on-time record across all routes →
4 American Airlines flights tracked on this route; 0 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.