AA5166American Airlines · DCA → ILM
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Route confirmed American Airlines

AA5166 WashingtonDCA · 10:10 WilmingtonILM

AA5166 by American Airlines flies from Washington (DCA) to Wilmington (ILM).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
14:06

scheduled from DCA

Typical gate push+18 minmedian posted departure

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-14
+18 gate
09-08
+18 gate
09-07
+18 gate
09-06
+18 gate
09-03
+12 gate
09-02
+17 gate
09-01
+23 gate

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

0 cancelled · 8 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DCAWashingtonOn-time likelyDCA delay board →
ILMWilmingtonOn-time likelyILM delay board →
DCA→ILMevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

When it flies

scheduled departures
061422
M
T
W
T
F
S
S

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

Other Washington to Wilmington flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA4784departs 08:41
AA9692departs 12:15
AA5313departs 13:18
AA4355departs 13:31
AA5229departs 17:30
AA5133departs 17:35

If AA5166 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Washington to Wilmington 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 AA5166 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA5166 across the DCA and ILM boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs ~18 min late. Based on 8 confirmed departures · 1/8 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA5166 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
09-14DCA 10:10 10:28 (+18)ILM
09-08DCA 10:10 10:28 (+18)ILM
09-07DCA 10:10 10:28 (+18)ILM
09-06DCA 07:59 08:17 (+18)ILM
09-03DCA 10:10 10:22 (+12)ILM
09-02DCA 10:10 10:27 (+17)ILM
09-01DCA 10:10 10:33 (+23)ILM
08-31DCA 10:10 11:22 (+72)ILM

Aircraft

Recent tails: N545PB, N535EA, N529EA, N514AE.

Board clocks recorded as DCA and ILM published them.

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