American Airlines RDU to DCA on-time performance
American Airlines nonstop flights from Raleigh/Durham to Washington · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
79%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
3.4%
7 flights
Avg arrival delay
18 min
80 min when late
Rank on route
#1 of 4
route average 62% on time
Key facts
- American Airlines flights on RDU to DCA arrived on time 79% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 3.4% were cancelled, and 9% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #1 of 4 airlines on this route, which averaged 62% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (50%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)50%
- Late-arriving aircraft32%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion17%
- Extreme weather0%
- Security0%
Other airlines on RDU to DCA
- PSA Airlines59% on time · 36 min avg delay
- Republic Airways56% on time · 33 min avg delay
- Envoy Air68% on time · 23 min avg delay
Full RDU to DCA comparison →
American Airlines on-time record across all routes →
205 American Airlines flights tracked on this route; 7 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.