AA5186American Airlines · ALB → DCA
updated 3h ago
Route confirmed American Airlines

AA5186 AlbanyALB · 05:05 WashingtonDCA · 06:40

AA5186 by American Airlines flies from Albany (ALB) to Washington (DCA).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
10:46

scheduled from ALB

Typical gate push+4 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−31 minmedian over 4 operations
Wins back in air~35 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 4 operations · gate push → arrival
0+35+69+104 min
11-12
+4 gate · −31 arrival
10-31
−3 gate · −42 arrival
10-30
+104 gate · +69 arrival
10-29
+4 gate · −31 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The route today

live boards
ALBAlbanyOn-time likelyALB delay board →
DCAWashingtonOn-time likelyDCA delay board →
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Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
35%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.4%Chance of cancellation
+8 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at ALB 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 ALB

Forecast

Fri 13 Nov, local date

High6°Clikely 4°C to 7°C
Low1°Clikely −1°C to 3°C
  • 28% chance of snow
  • 84% 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 13 Nov, local date

High10°Clikely 9°C to 12°C
Low6°Clikely 4°C to 8°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
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Albany to Washington flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA5101departs 05:02
AA4778departs 06:00
AA5153departs 10:46
AA4420departs 10:51
AA4543departs 13:37
AA5454departs 14:00

If AA5186 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Albany to Washington on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ALB 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 AA5186 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA5186 across the ALB and DCA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~28 min early. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 3/4 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 AA5186 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
11-12ALB 05:05 05:09 (+4)DCA 06:40 06:09 (−31)
10-31ALB 05:05 05:02 (−3)DCA 06:40 05:58 (−42)
10-30ALB 05:05 06:49 (+104)DCA 06:40 07:49 (+69)
10-29ALB 05:05 05:09 (+4)DCA 06:40 06:09 (−31)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N500AE, N531EG, N541EA.

Board clocks recorded as ALB and DCA published them.

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