AA4029American Airlines · DCA → RDU
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AA4029 WashingtonDCA · 18:00 Raleigh/DurhamRDU · 19:29

AA4029 by American Airlines flies from Washington (DCA) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
12:07

scheduled from DCA

⚖ AA4029 typically leaves +37 and lands −11. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+37 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−11 minmedian over 8 operations
Wins back in air~48 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+48+97+145 min
10-11
+145 gate · +101 arrival
10-04
+145 gate · +101 arrival
10-02
+37 gate · −11 arrival
10-01
+9 gate · −40 arrival
09-30
+18 gate · −31 arrival
09-29
+16 gate · −37 arrival
09-28
+15 gate · −34 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 −11 min · 0 cancelled · 8 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DCAWashingtonOn-time likelyDCA delay board →
RDURaleigh/DurhamHigh riskRDU delay board →
DCA→RDUevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
34%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.7%Chance of cancellation
+6 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at DCA and RDU 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 Raleigh/Durham flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA5627departs 07:59
AA4180departs 08:20
AA4232departs 08:32
AA5626departs 11:59
AA4177departs 13:45
AA4053departs 13:56

If AA4029 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Washington to Raleigh/Durham 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 AA4029 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA4029 across the DCA and RDU boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 8 confirmed landings · 6/8 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 AA4029 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
10-11DCA 18:00 20:25 (+145)RDU 19:29 21:10 (+101)
10-04DCA 18:00 20:25 (+145)RDU 19:29 21:10 (+101)
10-02DCA 18:00 18:37 (+37)RDU 19:29 19:18 (−11)
10-01DCA 18:00 18:09 (+9)RDU 19:29 18:49 (−40)
09-30DCA 18:00 18:18 (+18)RDU 19:29 18:58 (−31)
09-29DCA 18:00 18:16 (+16)RDU 19:29 18:52 (−37)
09-28DCA 18:00 18:15 (+15)RDU 19:29 18:55 (−34)
09-27DCA 18:00 18:45 (+45)RDU 19:29 19:28 (−1)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N338AS, N328DS, N255NN, N280NN.

Board clocks recorded as DCA and RDU published them.

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