AA4551 WashingtonDCA · 06:00 New YorkJFK · 07:27
AA4551 by American Airlines flies from Washington (DCA) to New York (JFK).
scheduled from DCA
Where the minutes go
last 3 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at DCA and JFK 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 DCA
ForecastThu 12 Nov, local date
- 76% 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.
Tomorrow at JFK
ForecastThu 12 Nov, local date
- 97% chance of rain
- Gusts to 31 kt
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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Washington to New York flights today
same route · American AirlinesIf AA4551 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Washington to New York on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DCA 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 AA4551 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA4551 across the DCA and JFK boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read: no clear pattern yet. Only 3 completed legs so far: left right on schedule but landed about 30 min early. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA4551 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: N106HQ, N409YX, N424YX.
Board clocks recorded as DCA and JFK published them.
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