American Airlines MSY to DCA on-time performance
American Airlines nonstop flights from New Orleans to Washington · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
73%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
2.6%
12 flights
Avg arrival delay
22 min
79 min when late
Rank on route
#2 of 4
route average 71% on time
Key facts
- American Airlines flights on MSY to DCA arrived on time 73% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 2.6% were cancelled, and 12% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #2 of 4 airlines on this route, which averaged 71% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (57%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Late-arriving aircraft57%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)17%
- Extreme weather14%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion12%
- Security0%
Other airlines on MSY to DCA
- Southwest Airlines67% on time · 23 min avg delay
- PSA Airlines68% on time · 41 min avg delay
- Republic Airways83% on time · 10 min avg delay
Full MSY to DCA comparison →
American Airlines on-time record across all routes →
454 American Airlines flights tracked on this route; 12 cancelled, 3 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.