AA5226 WashingtonDCA · 14:58 BirminghamBHM · 16:18
AA5226 by American Airlines flies from Washington (DCA) to Birmingham (BHM) for the Fri, Oct 30 departure.
departs DCA · on schedule
board checked 58m ago · checking again in 45s
⚖ AA5226 typically leaves +26 and lands −18. The air wins minutes back.Where the minutes go
last 7 operations · gate push → arrivalThe 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 operationmedian arrival −18 min · 0 cancelled · 14 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at DCA and BHM 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 on this route
ForecastWashington to Birmingham with American Airlines · Sat 31 Oct, local date
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 13%0.8× usual
No cancellation outlook here: this airport's board does not publish cancellations reliably.
Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 3 departures a day on this route with this airline. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Washington to Birmingham flights today
same route · American AirlinesIf AA5226 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Washington to Birmingham 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 AA5226 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA5226 across the DCA and BHM boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~6 min early. Based on 14 confirmed landings · 13/14 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 AA5226 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: N507AE, N526EA, N525AE, N528EG.
Board clocks recorded as DCA and BHM published them.
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Pro Flight Search: AA5226 Washington to Birmingham on-time performance, measured from the DCA and BHM airport boards.
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