AA2159 BostonBOS · 06:00 WashingtonDCA · 07:44
AA2159 by American Airlines flies from Boston (BOS) to Washington (DCA) for the Mon, Aug 17 departure.
arrived at DCA · 18 min early
⚖ AA2159 typically leaves +15 and lands −14. The air wins minutes back.Where the minutes go
last 7 operations · gate push → arrivalThe 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 operationmedian arrival −14 min · 0 cancelled · 13 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now
Measured, 90-day sampleDriven mainly by BOS (Boston), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). 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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Boston to Washington flights today
same route · American AirlinesIf AA2159 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Boston to Washington on the same day, with scheduled departure times in BOS local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How AA2159 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA2159 across the BOS and DCA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~13 min early. Based on 13 confirmed landings · 10/13 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 AA2159 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: N834AW, N740UW, N838AW, N756US.
Board clocks recorded as BOS and DCA published them.
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Pro Flight Search — AA2159 Boston to Washington on-time performance, measured from the BOS and DCA airport boards.
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