AA5096American Airlines · BUF → DCA
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Route confirmed American Airlines

AA5096 BuffaloBUF · 05:30 WashingtonDCA · 06:53

AA5096 by American Airlines flies from Buffalo (BUF) to Washington (DCA).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
11:43

scheduled from BUF

⚖ AA5096 typically leaves +8 and lands −23. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+8 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−23 minmedian over 8 operations
Wins back in air~31 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-12
+7 gate · −24 arrival
10-04
+4 gate · −29 arrival
10-03
+8 gate · −22 arrival
10-02
+21 gate · −11 arrival
10-01
+5 gate · −26 arrival
09-30
+8 gate · −23 arrival
09-29
+25 gate · −1 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 −23 min · 0 cancelled · 8 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
BUFBuffaloOn-time likelyBUF delay board →
DCAWashingtonOn-time likelyDCA delay board →
BUF→DCAevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
43%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.8%Chance of cancellation
+14 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by BUF (Buffalo), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). 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 Buffalo to Washington flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA4536departs 05:29
AA5396departs 05:48
AA3848departs 06:00
AA4647departs 11:53
AA5075departs 14:55
AA4074departs 17:57

If AA5096 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Buffalo to Washington on the same day, with scheduled departure times in BUF local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How AA5096 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA5096 across the BUF and DCA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~19 min early. Based on 8 confirmed landings · 8/8 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 AA5096 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
10-12BUF 05:30 05:37 (+7)DCA 06:53 06:29 (−24)
10-04BUF 05:37 05:41 (+4)DCA 07:00 06:31 (−29)
10-03BUF 05:30 05:38 (+8)DCA 06:53 06:31 (−22)
10-02BUF 05:30 05:51 (+21)DCA 06:53 06:42 (−11)
10-01BUF 05:30 05:35 (+5)DCA 06:53 06:27 (−26)
09-30BUF 05:30 05:38 (+8)DCA 06:53 06:30 (−23)
09-29BUF 05:30 05:55 (+25)DCA 06:53 06:52 (−1)
09-28BUF 05:30 05:37 (+7)DCA 06:53 06:29 (−24)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N514AE, N500AE, N544EA, N545PB.

Board clocks recorded as BUF and DCA published them.

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