AA1985American Airlines · DCA → PIT
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AA1985 WashingtonDCA · 16:20 PittsburghPIT · 17:33

AA1985 by American Airlines flies from Washington (DCA) to Pittsburgh (PIT).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
06:54

scheduled from DCA

Typical gate push+93 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+65 minmedian over 6 operations
Wins back in air~28 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 6 operations · gate push → arrival
0+66+131+197 min
09-15
+24 gate · −6 arrival
09-08
+24 gate · −6 arrival
09-07
+197 gate · +163 arrival
09-06
+3 gate · −33 arrival
09-04
+93 gate · +65 arrival
09-02
+115 gate · +85 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

median arrival +65 min · 0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DCAWashingtonModerate riskDCA delay board →
PITPittsburghOn-time likelyPIT delay board →
DCA→PITevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
45%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.5%Chance of cancellation
+12 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at DCA and PIT are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Washington to Pittsburgh flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA5165departs 07:30
AA5402departs 07:39
AA4465departs 10:59
AA4446departs 12:59
AA5094departs 16:37
AA4763departs 19:59

If AA1985 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Washington to Pittsburgh on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DCA local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How AA1985 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA1985 across the DCA and PIT boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~65 min late. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 3/6 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA1985 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
09-15DCA 16:20 16:44 (+24)PIT 17:33 17:27 (−6)
09-08DCA 16:20 16:44 (+24)PIT 17:33 17:27 (−6)
09-07DCA 17:13 20:30 (+197)PIT 18:26 21:09 (+163)
09-06DCA 17:13 17:16 (+3)PIT 18:26 17:53 (−33)
09-04DCA 17:13 18:46 (+93)PIT 18:26 19:31 (+65)
09-02DCA 17:00 18:55 (+115)PIT 18:13 19:38 (+85)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N812AW, N700UW, N760US, N737US.

Board clocks recorded as DCA and PIT published them.

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