AA2953American Airlines · DCA → MEM
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Route confirmed American Airlines

AA2953 WashingtonDCA · 08:26 MemphisMEM · 10:00

AA2953 by American Airlines flies from Washington (DCA) to Memphis (MEM).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
12:41

scheduled from DCA

⚖ AA2953 typically leaves +35 and lands −15. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+35 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−15 minmedian over 8 operations
Wins back in air~50 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+52+105+157 min
10-09
+27 gate · −17 arrival
10-04
+61 gate · +30 arrival
10-02
+27 gate · −17 arrival
09-30
+18 gate · −32 arrival
09-29
+16 gate · −31 arrival
09-28
+70 gate · +20 arrival
09-27
+157 gate · +112 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 −15 min · 0 cancelled · 8 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DCAWashingtonOn-time likelyDCA delay board →
MEMMemphisOn-time likelyMEM delay board →
DCA→MEMevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
47%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.5%Chance of cancellation
+12 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at DCA and MEM 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
061422
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Washington to Memphis flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA3430departs 08:13
AA4444departs 08:24
AA5596departs 08:40
AA4497departs 15:38
AA3928departs 20:12
AA4681departs 20:30

If AA2953 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Washington to Memphis 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 AA2953 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA2953 across the DCA and MEM boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~6 min early. Based on 8 confirmed landings · 5/8 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 AA2953 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
10-09DCA 08:26 08:53 (+27)MEM 10:00 09:43 (−17)
10-04DCA 08:26 09:27 (+61)MEM 10:00 10:30 (+30)
10-02DCA 08:26 08:53 (+27)MEM 10:00 09:43 (−17)
09-30DCA 08:26 08:44 (+18)MEM 10:00 09:28 (−32)
09-29DCA 08:26 08:42 (+16)MEM 10:00 09:29 (−31)
09-28DCA 08:26 09:36 (+70)MEM 10:00 10:20 (+20)
09-27DCA 08:26 11:03 (+157)MEM 10:00 11:52 (+112)
09-25DCA 08:26 09:01 (+35)MEM 10:00 09:45 (−15)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N750UW, N724UW, N812AW, N703UW.

Board clocks recorded as DCA and MEM published them.

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