AA4487 New YorkLGA · 06:00 WashingtonDCA · 07:20
AA4487 by American Airlines flies from New York (LGA) to Washington (DCA) for the Tue, Oct 27 departure.
en route from LGA to DCA
board checked 38m ago · checking again in 45s
Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 06:12 · typical taxi-out at LGA ≈ 12.9 min.
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 −21 min · 0 cancelled · 12 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at LGA and DCA 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 →
Tomorrow on this route
ForecastNew York to Washington with American Airlines · Wed 28 Oct, local date
- Chance a departure is cancelled
- 0.7%0.2× usual
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 5.1%0.5× usual
Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 8 departures a day on this route with this airline. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other New York to Washington flights today
same route · American AirlinesIf AA4487 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from New York to Washington on the same day, with scheduled departure times in LGA local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How AA4487 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA4487 across the LGA and DCA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~17 min early. Based on 12 confirmed landings · 10/12 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 AA4487 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: N114HQ, N415YX, N422YX, N116HQ.
Board clocks recorded as LGA and DCA published them.
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