AA489 · ORD → DCA

American Airlines · Chicago O'Hare to Washington National · last 12 months · 131 flights tracked

61.9%on-time

AA489 ORD→DCA: 61.9% on-time over 131 flights (last 12 months) — below average. It trails the route average (69.0%) by 7.1 points. Best day to fly: Fri (73.7%); worst: Thu (47.4%). Seasonality matters: Oct is the most reliable month (76.7%), Aug the worst (30.8%). Cancellation rate is 3.8% — have a backup plan. Average arrival delay: 47.5 minutes.

Data: US BTS, last 12 months.

47.5 minavg arrival delay

3.8%cancelled

0diverted

131flights tracked

Arrival delay distribution

Early/on time · 561–60 min · 4861–180 min · 17180+ min · 5

On-time by day of week

Mon

66.7%

Tue

68.8%

Wed

57.9%

Thu

47.4%

Fri

73.7%

Sat

55.6%

Sun

64.7%

On-time by month

61.5%

Sep

76.7%

Oct

100.0%

Nov

75.0%

Apr

63.2%

May

30.8%

Aug

← All flights on ORD–DCA