AA4638American Airlines · DCA → BDL
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AA4638 WashingtonDCA · 08:59 HartfordBDL · 10:33

AA4638 by American Airlines flies from Washington (DCA) to Hartford (BDL) for the Fri, Sep 11 departure.

Right nowEn route to Hartford · off blocks 11:07 · 128 min late
En route

en route from DCA to BDL

En routeAA4638 · position estimated
DCAWashingtonBDLHartford
Estimated from the boards

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 11:07 · typical taxi-out at DCA ≈ 7.1 min.

⚖ AA4638 typically leaves +46 and lands +8. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+46 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+8 minmedian over 8 operations
Wins back in air~38 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+43+85+128 min
09-11
+128 gate · +91 arrival
09-08
+26 gate · −15 arrival
09-07
+39 gate · +2 arrival
09-04
+128 gate · +91 arrival
09-03
+46 gate · +8 arrival
09-01
+27 gate · −12 arrival
08-31
+26 gate · −13 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 +8 min · 0 cancelled · 8 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DCAWashingtonModerate riskDCA delay board →
BDLHartfordOn-time likelyBDL delay board →
DCA→BDLevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
48%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.3%Chance of cancellation
+12 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at DCA and BDL 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 Hartford flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA4595departs 06:59
AA5156departs 06:59
AA5307departs 07:29
AA5018departs 07:59
AA5353departs 08:36
AA1504departs 08:59

If AA4638 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Washington to Hartford 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 AA4638 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA4638 across the DCA and BDL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~8 min late. Based on 7 confirmed landings · 4/7 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 AA4638 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
09-11DCA 08:59 11:07 (+128)BDL 10:33 12:04 (+91)
09-08DCA 08:59 09:25 (+26)BDL 10:33 10:18 (−15)
09-07DCA 08:59 09:38 (+39)BDL 10:33 10:35 (+2)
09-04DCA 08:59 11:07 (+128)BDL 10:33 12:04 (+91)
09-03DCA 08:59 09:45 (+46)BDL 10:33 10:41 (+8)
09-01DCA 08:59 09:26 (+27)BDL 10:33 10:21 (−12)
08-31DCA 08:59 09:25 (+26)BDL 10:33 10:20 (−13)
08-28DCA 08:59 11:01 (+122)BDL 10:33 11:53 (+80)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N108HQ, N431YX, N424YX, N115HQ.

Board clocks recorded as DCA and BDL published them.

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