AA5171American Airlines · BTV → DCA
updated 1h ago
Route confirmed American Airlines

AA5171 BurlingtonBTV · 05:05 WashingtonDCA · 06:54

AA5171 by American Airlines flies from Burlington (BTV) to Washington (DCA) for the Wed, Nov 11 departure.

Right nowEn route to Washington · off blocks 05:36 · 31 min late
En route

en route from BTV to DCA

En routeAA5171 · position estimated
BTVBurlingtonDCAWashington
Estimated from the boards

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 05:36.

Typical gate push+16 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−25 minmedian over 5 operations
Wins back in air~41 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 5 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-11
+31 gate · −9 arrival
10-31
+9 gate · −28 arrival
10-30
+7 gate · −37 arrival
10-29
+16 gate · −25 arrival
10-28
+31 gate · −9 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 · 5 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
35%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.2%Chance of cancellation
+3 minTypical airport delay in this weather

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. 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 BTV

Forecast

Thu 12 Nov, local date

High7°Clikely 4°C to 10°C
Low2°Clikely 0°C to 5°C
  • 71% 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.

Tomorrow at Washington

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 Burlington to Washington flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA2355departs 05:05
AA5033departs 11:53
AA1837departs 16:16
AA5399departs 16:51

If AA5171 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 that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How AA5171 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA5171 across the BTV and DCA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~18 min early. Based on 5 confirmed landings · 5/5 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 AA5171 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
11-11BTV 05:05 05:36 (+31)DCA 06:54 06:45 (−9)
10-31BTV 05:59 06:08 (+9)DCA 07:50 07:22 (−28)
10-30BTV 05:05 05:12 (+7)DCA 06:54 06:17 (−37)
10-29BTV 05:05 05:21 (+16)DCA 06:54 06:29 (−25)
10-28BTV 05:05 05:36 (+31)DCA 06:54 06:45 (−9)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N643NN, N572NN, N614NN.

Board clocks recorded as BTV and DCA published them.

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