AA5221American Airlines · DCA → MSN
live · 19m ago
Route confirmed American Airlines

AA5221 WashingtonDCA · 20:59 MadisonMSN

AA5221 by American Airlines flies from Washington (DCA) to Madison (MSN).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
05:00

scheduled from DCA

Typical gate push+34 minmedian posted departure

Where the minutes go

last 4 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-12
+43 gate
10-31
+25 gate
10-30
+22 gate
10-29
+43 gate

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
DCAWashingtonOn-time likelyDCA delay board →
MSNMadisonOn-time likelyMSN delay board →
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Tomorrow at DCA

Forecast

Fri 13 Nov, local date

High10°Clikely 8°C to 11°C
Low7°Clikely 5°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 Washington to Madison flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA5647departs 10:22
AA4709departs 11:59
AA4804departs 15:53
AA9752departs 19:00
AA4778departs 20:53
AA5494departs 20:59

If AA5221 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Washington to Madison on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DCA 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 AA5221 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA5221 across the DCA and MSN boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs ~32 min late. Based on 4 confirmed departures · 0/4 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA5221 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
11-12DCA 20:59 21:42 (+43)MSN
10-31DCA 16:30 16:55 (+25)MSN
10-30DCA 20:59 21:21 (+22)MSN
10-29DCA 20:59 21:42 (+43)MSN

Aircraft

Recent tails: N703PS, N523AE, N534AE.

Board clocks recorded as DCA and MSN published them.

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Pro Flight Search: AA5221 Washington to Madison on-time performance, measured from the DCA and MSN airport boards.

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