American Airlines LAX to IAD on-time performance
American Airlines nonstop flights from Los Angeles to Washington · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
77%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
0.0%
0 flights
Avg arrival delay
18 min
70 min when late
Rank on route
#3 of 3
route average 87% on time
Key facts
- American Airlines flights on LAX to IAD arrived on time 77% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 0% were cancelled, and 7% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #3 of 3 airlines on this route, which averaged 87% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (45%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)45%
- Late-arriving aircraft42%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion11%
- Security1%
- Extreme weather0%
Other airlines on LAX to IAD
- United Airlines88% on time · 7 min avg delay
- Alaska Airlines89% on time · 6 min avg delay
Full LAX to IAD comparison →
American Airlines on-time record across all routes →
116 American Airlines flights tracked on this route; 0 cancelled, 1 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.