AA973 WashingtonDCA · 17:25 MiamiMIA · 20:16
AA973 by American Airlines flies from Washington (DCA) to Miami (MIA) for the Thu, Sep 24 departure.
arrived at MIA · 11 min early
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
Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now
Measured, 90-day sampleDriven mainly by MIA (Miami), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). 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 Miami flights today
same route · American AirlinesIf AA973 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Washington to Miami 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 AA973 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA973 across the DCA and MIA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 4/4 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 AA973 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: N915AN, N971AN, N306PB.
Board clocks recorded as DCA and MIA published them.
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