American Airlines LGA to DCA on-time performance
American Airlines nonstop flights from New York to Washington · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
61%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
4.2%
1 flights
Avg arrival delay
45 min
110 min when late
Rank on route
#2 of 3
route average 67% on time
Key facts
- American Airlines flights on LGA to DCA arrived on time 61% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 4.2% were cancelled, and 13% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #2 of 3 airlines on this route, which averaged 67% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (65%).
On-time trend by month
Monthly trend appears once two or more months of data are available.
Why this airline's flights were late
- Late-arriving aircraft65%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)26%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion9%
- Extreme weather0%
- Security0%
Other airlines on LGA to DCA
- Republic Airways67% on time · 21 min avg delay
- Delta Air Lines54% on time · 38 min avg delay
Full LGA to DCA comparison →
American Airlines on-time record across all routes →
24 American Airlines flights tracked on this route; 1 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.