American Airlines IAD to LAX on-time performance
American Airlines nonstop flights from Washington to Los Angeles · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
76%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
0.0%
0 flights
Avg arrival delay
14 min
54 min when late
Rank on route
#2 of 3
route average 84% on time
Key facts
- American Airlines flights on IAD to LAX arrived on time 76% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 0% were cancelled, and 5% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #2 of 3 airlines on this route, which averaged 84% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (53%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)53%
- Late-arriving aircraft30%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion18%
- Extreme weather0%
- Security0%
Other airlines on IAD to LAX
- United Airlines84% on time · 10 min avg delay
- Alaska Airlines47% on time · 24 min avg delay
Full IAD to LAX comparison →
American Airlines on-time record across all routes →
115 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.