American Airlines STL to DCA on-time performance
American Airlines nonstop flights from St. Louis to Washington · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
75%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
2.9%
5 flights
Avg arrival delay
21 min
79 min when late
Rank on route
#2 of 5
route average 73% on time
Key facts
- American Airlines flights on STL to DCA arrived on time 75% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 2.9% were cancelled, and 7% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #2 of 5 airlines on this route, which averaged 73% 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 aircraft43%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion12%
- Extreme weather1%
- Security0%
Other airlines on STL to DCA
- Southwest Airlines73% on time · 17 min avg delay
- PSA Airlines74% on time · 31 min avg delay
- Republic Airways75% on time · 21 min avg delay
- Envoy Air73% on time · 11 min avg delay
Full STL to DCA comparison →
American Airlines on-time record across all routes →
175 American Airlines flights tracked on this route; 5 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.