AA4740American Airlines · ATL → DCA
updated 2h ago
Route confirmed American Airlines

AA4740 AtlantaATL · 06:14 WashingtonDCA · 08:14

AA4740 by American Airlines flies from Atlanta (ATL) to Washington (DCA) for the Wed, Nov 11 departure.

Right nowEn route to Washington · off blocks 06:16 · 2 min late
En route

en route from ATL to DCA

En routeAA4740 · position estimated
ATLAtlantaDCAWashington
Estimated from the boards

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 06:16 · typical taxi-out at ATL ≈ 7.2 min.

Typical gate push+3 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−35 minmedian over 4 operations
Wins back in air~38 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 4 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-11
+2 gate · −37 arrival
10-30
+3 gate · −33 arrival
10-29
+5 gate · −34 arrival
10-28
+2 gate · −37 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The route today

live boards
ATLAtlantaModerate riskATL delay board →
DCAWashingtonModerate riskDCA delay board →
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Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
31%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.6%Chance of cancellation
+3 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at ATL 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 ATL

Forecast

Thu 12 Nov, local date

High18°Clikely 16°C to 20°C
Low12°Clikely 10°C to 13°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 DCA

Forecast

Thu 12 Nov, local date

High17°Clikely 15°C to 20°C
Low10°Clikely 8°C to 12°C
  • 90% 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 Atlanta to Washington flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA4628departs 06:15
AA5477departs 07:01
AA3687departs 08:06
AA5471departs 09:02
AA3753departs 09:06
AA4295departs 10:43

If AA4740 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Atlanta to Washington on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ATL 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 AA4740 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA4740 across the ATL and DCA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~28 min early. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 4/4 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 AA4740 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
11-11ATL 06:14 06:16 (+2)DCA 08:14 07:37 (−37)
10-30ATL 06:14 06:17 (+3)DCA 08:14 07:41 (−33)
10-29ATL 06:14 06:19 (+5)DCA 08:14 07:40 (−34)
10-28ATL 06:14 06:16 (+2)DCA 08:14 07:37 (−37)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N405YX, N433YX, N130HQ.

Board clocks recorded as ATL and DCA published them.

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