AA5404American Airlines · DCA → RDU
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AA5404 WashingtonDCA · 16:22 Raleigh/DurhamRDU · 17:49

AA5404 by American Airlines flies from Washington (DCA) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
18:20

scheduled from DCA

⚖ AA5404 typically leaves +17 and lands −20. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+17 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−20 minmedian over 12 operations
Wins back in air~37 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 13tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-29
+87 gate · +49 arrival
10-28
+17 gate · −23 arrival
10-27
+48 gate · −9 arrival
10-26
+15 gate · −30 arrival
10-25
+14 gate · −32 arrival
10-23
+14 gate · −28 arrival
10-22
+87 gate · +49 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 −20 min · 0 cancelled · 13 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DCAWashingtonOn-time likelyDCA delay board →
RDURaleigh/DurhamOn-time likelyRDU delay board →
DCA→RDUevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
40%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.0%Chance of cancellation
+8 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by DCA (Washington), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). 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

Forecast

Washington to Raleigh/Durham with American Airlines · Fri 30 Oct, local date

Outlook: about usual
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
14%1.0× usual

Forecast weather: 28% chance of fog at Raleigh/Durham

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

Other Washington to Raleigh/Durham flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA5627departs 07:59
AA4180departs 08:20
AA4232departs 08:32
AA5626departs 11:59
AA4177departs 13:45
AA5452departs 18:43

If AA5404 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Washington to Raleigh/Durham 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 AA5404 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA5404 across the DCA and RDU boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~16 min early. Based on 12 confirmed landings · 8/12 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 AA5404 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
10-29DCA 16:22 17:49 (+87)RDU 17:49 18:38 (+49)
10-28DCA 16:22 16:39 (+17)RDU 17:49 17:26 (−23)
10-27DCA 16:22 17:10 (+48)RDU 17:49 17:40 (−9)
10-26DCA 16:22 16:37 (+15)RDU 17:49 17:19 (−30)
10-25DCA 16:22 16:36 (+14)RDU 17:49 17:17 (−32)
10-23DCA 16:22 16:36 (+14)RDU 17:49 17:21 (−28)
10-22DCA 16:22 17:49 (+87)RDU 17:49 18:38 (+49)
10-21DCA 16:22 16:43 (+21)RDU 17:49 17:31 (−18)
10-20DCA 16:22 18:10 (+108)RDU 17:49 18:57 (+68)
10-19DCA 16:22 16:37 (+15)RDU 17:49 17:21 (−28)
10-18DCA 16:22 16:27 (+5)RDU 17:49 17:09 (−40)
10-16DCA 16:22 18:08 (+106)RDU 17:49 18:50 (+61)
10-15DCA 16:22 16:35 (+13)RDU

Aircraft

Recent tails: N524AE, N530EA, N511AE, N502AE.

Board clocks recorded as DCA and RDU published them.

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