AS5 WashingtonDCA · 09:30 Los AngelesLAX · 12:09
AS5 by Alaska Airlines flies from Washington (DCA) to Los Angeles (LAX).
scheduled from DCA
⚖ AS5 typically leaves +15 and lands −27. 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 −27 min · 0 cancelled · 12 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at DCA and LAX 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 on this route
ForecastWashington to Los Angeles with Alaska Airlines · Mon 2 Nov, local date
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 5.0%0.5× usual
No cancellation outlook here: this airport's board does not publish cancellations reliably.
Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 1 departures a day on this route with this airline. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
How AS5 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AS5 across the DCA and LAX boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~19 min early. Based on 12 confirmed landings · 12/12 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 AS5 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: N813AK, N845AK, N559AS, N538AS.
Board clocks recorded as DCA and LAX published them.
Planning around AS5? Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure
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Pro Flight Search: AS5 Washington to Los Angeles on-time performance, measured from the DCA and LAX airport boards.
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