AA5452American Airlines · DCA → RDU
updated 1h ago
Route confirmed American Airlines

AA5452 WashingtonDCA · 18:43 Raleigh/DurhamRDU · 20:10

AA5452 by American Airlines flies from Washington (DCA) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
11:07

scheduled from DCA

Typical gate push+38 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−6 minmedian over 4 operations
Wins back in air~44 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 4 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-11
+38 gate · −6 arrival
10-30
+65 gate · +22 arrival
10-29
+11 gate · −34 arrival
10-28
+38 gate · −6 arrival

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

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
36%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.8%Chance of cancellation
+4 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at DCA and RDU 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 at DCA

Forecast

Thu 12 Nov, local date

High17°Clikely 15°C to 20°C
Low10°Clikely 8°C to 12°C
  • 90% chance of rain

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.

Tomorrow at RDU

Forecast

Thu 12 Nov, local date

High21°Clikely 18°C to 23°C
Low9°Clikely 7°C to 12°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 Raleigh/Durham flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA5480departs 06:55
AA3534departs 08:20
AA5224departs 11:59
AA4177departs 13:25
AA3670departs 13:30
AA4394departs 13:32

If AA5452 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 AA5452 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA5452 across the DCA and RDU boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 3/4 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 AA5452 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
11-11DCA 18:43 19:21 (+38)RDU 20:10 20:04 (−6)
10-30DCA 18:43 19:48 (+65)RDU 20:10 20:32 (+22)
10-29DCA 18:43 18:54 (+11)RDU 20:10 19:36 (−34)
10-28DCA 18:43 19:21 (+38)RDU 20:10 20:04 (−6)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N508AE, N524AE, N522AE.

Board clocks recorded as DCA and RDU published them.

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