AA5456 WashingtonDCA · 17:53 SyracuseSYR · 19:21
AA5456 by American Airlines flies from Washington (DCA) to Syracuse (SYR) for the Thu, Aug 20 departure.
arrival expected at SYR · 23 min early
board checked 137m ago · checking again in 45s
⚖ AA5456 typically leaves +82 and lands −10. 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 −10 min · 0 cancelled · 11 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at DCA and SYR 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 Syracuse flights today
same route · American AirlinesIf AA5456 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Washington to Syracuse 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 AA5456 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA5456 across the DCA and SYR boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~24 min late. Based on 9 confirmed landings · 4/9 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 AA5456 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: N533AE, N525AE, N510AE, N511AE.
Board clocks recorded as DCA and SYR published them.
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