AA5500American Airlines · DCA → ICT
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AA5500 WashingtonDCA · 13:02 WichitaICT · 15:06

AA5500 by American Airlines flies from Washington (DCA) to Wichita (ICT) for the Sun, Sep 13 departure.

Right nowLanded in Wichita · today
16:40

arrived at ICT · 94 min late

⚖ AA5500 typically leaves +87 and lands +35. The air wins minutes back.

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+73+146+219 min
09-14
+125 gate · +94 arrival
09-13
+125 gate · +94 arrival
09-11
+99 gate · +60 arrival
09-10
+219 gate · +177 arrival
09-09
+3 gate · −37 arrival
09-08
+8 gate · −37 arrival
09-07
+87 gate · +35 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 +35 min · 0 cancelled · 14 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DCAWashingtonHigh riskDCA delay board →
ICTWichitaOn-time likelyICT delay board →
DCA→ICTevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
48%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.5%Chance of cancellation
+13 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at DCA and ICT 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 departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

How AA5500 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA5500 across the DCA and ICT boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~35 min late. Based on 14 confirmed landings · 7/14 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 AA5500 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
09-14DCA 13:02 15:07 (+125)ICT 15:06 16:40 (+94)
09-13DCA 13:02 15:07 (+125)ICT 15:06 16:40 (+94)
09-11DCA 12:30 14:09 (+99)ICT 14:38 15:38 (+60)
09-10DCA 12:30 16:09 (+219)ICT 14:38 17:35 (+177)
09-09DCA 12:30 12:33 (+3)ICT 14:38 14:01 (−37)
09-08DCA 13:02 13:10 (+8)ICT 15:11 14:34 (−37)
09-07DCA 13:02 14:29 (+87)ICT 15:11 15:46 (+35)
09-06DCA 12:59 13:15 (+16)ICT 15:08 14:39 (−29)
09-05DCA 11:59 12:14 (+15)ICT 14:08 13:42 (−26)
09-04DCA 13:02 14:31 (+89)ICT 15:11 16:04 (+53)
09-03DCA 13:02 13:28 (+26)ICT 15:11 15:01 (−10)
09-02DCA 13:02 17:14 (+252)ICT 15:11 18:39 (+208)
09-01DCA 13:02 13:34 (+32)ICT 15:11 14:52 (−19)
08-31DCA 13:02 13:24 (+22)ICT 15:11 14:43 (−28)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N525AE, N544EA, N539EA, N508AE.

Board clocks recorded as DCA and ICT published them.

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