AA5071American Airlines · BTV → DCA
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Route confirmed American Airlines

AA5071 BurlingtonBTV · 12:21 WashingtonDCA · 14:17

AA5071 by American Airlines flies from Burlington (BTV) to Washington (DCA) for the Wed, Sep 16 departure.

Right nowEn route to Washington · off blocks 12:20 · 1 min early
En route

en route from BTV to DCA

En routeAA5071 · position estimated
BTVBurlingtonDCAWashington
Estimated from the boards

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 12:20.

⚖ AA5071 typically leaves +10 and lands −25. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+10 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−25 minmedian over 8 operations
Wins back in air~35 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+67+133+200 min
09-16
−1 gate · −25 arrival
09-08
+10 gate · −37 arrival
09-07
+6 gate · −36 arrival
09-06
+34 gate · −1 arrival
09-05
+1 gate · −38 arrival
09-04
+200 gate · +159 arrival
09-03
+17 gate · −21 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 −25 min · 0 cancelled · 8 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
BTVBurlingtonOn-time likelyBTV delay board →
DCAWashingtonOn-time likelyDCA delay board →
BTV→DCAevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
46%Chance of 15+ min delay
4.7%Chance of cancellation
+12 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at BTV 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 →

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Burlington to Washington flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA2680departs 05:00
AA5235departs 05:00
AA5134departs 06:00
AA5092departs 12:19
AA5093departs 14:29
AA5098departs 17:03

If AA5071 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Burlington to Washington on the same day, with scheduled departure times in BTV local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How AA5071 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA5071 across the BTV and DCA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~25 min early. Based on 8 confirmed landings · 7/8 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 AA5071 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
09-16BTV 12:21 12:20 (−1)DCA 14:17 13:52 (−25)
09-08BTV 12:21 12:31 (+10)DCA 14:17 13:40 (−37)
09-07BTV 12:21 12:27 (+6)DCA 14:17 13:41 (−36)
09-06BTV 12:21 12:55 (+34)DCA 14:17 14:16 (−1)
09-05BTV 12:21 12:22 (+1)DCA 14:17 13:39 (−38)
09-04BTV 12:21 15:41 (+200)DCA 14:17 16:56 (+159)
09-03BTV 12:21 12:38 (+17)DCA 14:17 13:56 (−21)
09-02BTV 12:21 12:20 (−1)DCA 14:17 13:52 (−25)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N716PS, N540EG, N710PS, N543EA.

Board clocks recorded as BTV and DCA published them.

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