AA5446 WashingtonDCA · 19:50 DetroitDTW · 00:04
AA5446 by American Airlines flies from Washington (DCA) to Detroit (DTW).
scheduled from DCA
Where the minutes go
last 4 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at DCA and DTW are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, 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 →
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Washington to Detroit flights today
same route · American AirlinesIf AA5446 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Washington to Detroit on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DCA local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How AA5446 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA5446 across the DCA and DTW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 2 completed legs so far: left heavily delayed (~161 min) but landed right on schedule. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA5446 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: N522AE, N718PS, N545PB.
Board clocks recorded as DCA and DTW published them.
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Pro Flight Search — AA5446 Washington to Detroit on-time performance, measured from the DCA and DTW airport boards.
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