AA5179American Airlines · MHT → DCA
updated 6h ago
Route confirmed American Airlines

AA5179 ManchesterMHT · 17:24 WashingtonDCA · 19:19

AA5179 by American Airlines flies from Manchester (MHT) to Washington (DCA).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
15:42

scheduled from MHT

⚖ AA5179 typically leaves +24 and lands −18. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+24 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−18 minmedian over 9 operations
Wins back in air~42 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
11-05
+55 gate · +23 arrival
10-30
+19 gate · −17 arrival
10-29
+55 gate · +23 arrival
10-28
+29 gate · −7 arrival
10-27
+20 gate · −19 arrival
10-26
+6 gate · −29 arrival
10-25
+24 gate · −25 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 −18 min · 0 cancelled · 9 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
MHTManchesterHigh riskMHT delay board →
DCAWashingtonOn-time likelyDCA delay board →
MHT→DCAevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
37%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.7%Chance of cancellation
+5 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at MHT 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 Manchester

Forecast

Fri 6 Nov, local date

High21°Clikely 19°C to 23°C
Low12°Clikely 9°C to 16°C
  • 85% 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

Fri 6 Nov, local date

High21°Clikely 19°C to 23°C
Low16°Clikely 12°C to 19°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.

When it flies

scheduled departures
061422
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Manchester to Washington flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA4617departs 06:00
AA5160departs 06:00
AA5150departs 12:15
AA5623departs 17:23
AA3577departs 17:26

If AA5179 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Manchester to Washington on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MHT 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 AA5179 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA5179 across the MHT and DCA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~16 min early. Based on 9 confirmed landings · 7/9 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 AA5179 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
11-05MHT 17:24 18:19 (+55)DCA 19:19 19:42 (+23)
10-30MHT 17:24 17:43 (+19)DCA 19:19 19:02 (−17)
10-29MHT 17:24 18:19 (+55)DCA 19:19 19:42 (+23)
10-28MHT 17:24 17:53 (+29)DCA 19:19 19:12 (−7)
10-27MHT 17:24 17:44 (+20)DCA 19:19 19:00 (−19)
10-26MHT 17:24 17:30 (+6)DCA 19:19 18:50 (−29)
10-25MHT 17:24 17:48 (+24)DCA 19:19 18:54 (−25)
10-23MHT 17:24 17:31 (+7)DCA 19:19 18:49 (−30)
10-22MHT 17:24 17:51 (+27)DCA 19:19 19:01 (−18)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N568NN, N606NN, N562NN, N586NN.

Board clocks recorded as MHT and DCA published them.

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