AA5261American Airlines · DAY → DCA
updated 3h ago
Route confirmed American Airlines

AA5261 DaytonDAY WashingtonDCA · 07:36

AA5261 by American Airlines flies from Dayton (DAY) to Washington (DCA).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
17:30

scheduled from DAY

Typical arrival−28 minmedian over 13 operations
Cancellation0 in 13tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-12
−32 arrival
11-11
−20 arrival
11-09
+70 arrival
11-08
−22 arrival
11-07
−35 arrival
11-06
−28 arrival
11-05
−34 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 −28 min · 0 cancelled · 13 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DAYDaytonOn-time likelyDAY delay board →
DCAWashingtonOn-time likelyDCA delay board →
DAY→DCAevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Tomorrow at Washington

Forecast

Fri 13 Nov, local date

High10°Clikely 9°C to 11°C
Low6°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.

How AA5261 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA5261 across the DAY and DCA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~17 min early. Based on 13 confirmed landings · 12/13 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA5261 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
11-12DAY DCA 07:36 07:04 (−32)
11-11DAY DCA 07:36 07:16 (−20)
11-09DAY DCA 07:36 08:46 (+70)
11-08DAY DCA 09:42 09:20 (−22)
11-07DAY DCA 08:53 08:18 (−35)
11-06DAY DCA 07:36 07:08 (−28)
11-05DAY DCA 07:36 07:02 (−34)
11-04DAY DCA 07:36 07:14 (−22)
11-03DAY DCA 10:00 09:20 (−40)
11-02DAY DCA 07:36 07:08 (−28)
10-31DAY DCA 08:59 08:27 (−32)
10-30DAY DCA 07:33 07:02 (−31)
10-29DAY DCA 07:33 07:08 (−25)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N515AE, N710PS, N536EA, N629NN.

Board clocks recorded as DAY and DCA published them.

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