AA3126American Airlines · MSY → DCA
updated 2h ago
Route confirmed American Airlines

AA3126 New OrleansMSY · 14:05 WashingtonDCA · 17:40

AA3126 by American Airlines flies from New Orleans (MSY) to Washington (DCA) for the Wed, Nov 4 departure.

Right nowEn route to Washington · off blocks 14:12 · 7 min late
En route

en route from MSY to DCA

En routeAA3126 · position estimated
MSYNew OrleansDCAWashington
Estimated from the boards

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 14:12.

⚖ AA3126 typically leaves +7 and lands −24. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+7 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−24 minmedian over 9 operations
Wins back in air~31 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-04
+7 gate · −24 arrival
10-30
+71 gate · +42 arrival
10-29
+3 gate · −31 arrival
10-28
+7 gate · −24 arrival
10-27
+6 gate · −27 arrival
10-26
+7 gate · −25 arrival
10-23
+43 gate · +19 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 −24 min · 0 cancelled · 9 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
MSYNew OrleansOn-time likelyMSY delay board →
DCAWashingtonOn-time likelyDCA delay board →
MSY→DCAevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
39%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.6%Chance of cancellation
+6 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at MSY and DCA are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. These figures come from both airports' records 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 →

Tomorrow at New Orleans

Forecast

Thu 5 Nov, local date

High25°Clikely 23°C to 26°C
Low17°Clikely 15°C to 19°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Tomorrow at Washington

Forecast

Thu 5 Nov, local date

High23°Clikely 21°C to 25°C
Low19°Clikely 16°C to 20°C
  • 97% chance of rain

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

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

Other New Orleans to Washington flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA5232departs 10:09
AA3581departs 10:24
AA2942departs 10:33
AA5496departs 13:19
AA3264departs 14:08
AA4582departs 14:25

If AA3126 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from New Orleans to Washington on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MSY local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How AA3126 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA3126 across the MSY and DCA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~18 min early. Based on 9 confirmed landings · 7/9 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 AA3126 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
11-04MSY 14:05 14:12 (+7)DCA 17:40 17:16 (−24)
10-30MSY 14:05 15:16 (+71)DCA 17:40 18:22 (+42)
10-29MSY 14:05 14:08 (+3)DCA 17:40 17:09 (−31)
10-28MSY 14:05 14:12 (+7)DCA 17:40 17:16 (−24)
10-27MSY 14:05 14:11 (+6)DCA 17:40 17:13 (−27)
10-26MSY 14:05 14:12 (+7)DCA 17:40 17:15 (−25)
10-23MSY 14:05 14:48 (+43)DCA 17:40 17:59 (+19)
10-22MSY 14:05 14:23 (+18)DCA 17:40 17:28 (−12)
10-21MSY 14:05 14:12 (+7)DCA 17:40 17:21 (−19)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N773XF, N775XF, N745VJ, N836AW.

Board clocks recorded as MSY and DCA published them.

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