American Airlines LAX to DCA on-time performance
American Airlines nonstop flights from Los Angeles to Washington · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
81%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.2%
9 flights
Avg arrival delay
13 min
66 min when late
Rank on route
#1 of 3
route average 80% on time
Key facts
- American Airlines flights on LAX to DCA arrived on time 81% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 1.2% were cancelled, and 7% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #1 of 3 airlines on this route, which averaged 80% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (45%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Late-arriving aircraft45%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)31%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion21%
- Security2%
- Extreme weather1%
Other airlines on LAX to DCA
- Alaska Airlines78% on time · 15 min avg delay
- Delta Air Lines81% on time · 20 min avg delay
Full LAX to DCA comparison →
American Airlines on-time record across all routes →
728 American Airlines flights tracked on this route; 9 cancelled, 7 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.