CLE → DCACleveland to Washington

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Direct flights from Cleveland (CLE) to Washington (DCA): 31 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 67% of the last 30 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 12 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 32 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 498 km, an estimated 1 hour 8 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Cleveland and Washington. Updated 15 November 2026 at 03:18 UTC.

Today, CLE → DCA

Sat 14 Nov · local times
  1. 08:00 AA4473American Left 10:21 +141 Landed 11:12 +106
  2. 12:09 AA5358American Left 12:16 +7 Landed 13:09 −25
  3. 16:07 AA5354American Left 19:08 +181 Landed 20:09 +154

Checked CLE board 22:03 · DCA board 22:18

CLE Cleveland disrupted · +97
DCA Washington heavy · +48
498 km · ~1h 08m est.
dep bank 06:00–19:3431x weekly
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 31x weekly · nonstop
67% on time

of the last 30 tracked CLE → DCA flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −12 min. 0 of 32 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−12 minacross the last 30 arrivals
Flight time~1h 08mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures31x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 32

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
American Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
American AirlinesAA71% on time

Flights AA4680 06:00 Mo Tu We Th Fr · AA4473 08:00 Sa Su · AA3908 08:25 Mo Tu We Th Fr · AA5358 12:09 Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-14AA4473dep +141 → arr+106
11-14AA5354dep +181 → arr+154
11-14AA5358dep +7 → arr−25
11-13AA3908dep +31 → arr−4
11-13AA3991dep +62 → arr+19
11-13AA4680dep +11 → arr−21
11-13DL9963dep +32 → arr+29
11-12AA3908departed+15
11-12AA3910dep +28 → arr−13
11-12AA3991dep +14 → arr−23
11-12AA4680dep +27 → arr+130
11-12AA4709dep +38 → arr+18
11-11AA3908dep +5 → arr−39
11-11AA3910dep +9 → arr−34
11-11AA3991dep +36 → arr−12
11-11AA4680dep +12 → arr−20
11-11AA4709dep +31 → arr+36
11-10AA3908arrived−21
11-10AA3910dep +6 → arr−35
11-10AA3991dep +28 → arr−18
11-10AA4680dep +6 → arr−34
11-10AA4709departed+35
11-10YX432dep +35 → arr+42
11-09AA3908dep +59 → arr+11
11-09AA3910dep +30 → arr−12
11-09AA3991dep +41 → arr−5
11-09AA4680dep +2 → arr−34
11-09AA4709dep +71 → arr+46
11-08AA3910dep +20 → arr−25
11-08AA3991dep +10 → arr−32
11-08AA4709dep +88 → arr+55
11-08AA5413dep +7 → arr−26

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
CLECleveland +97 min disrupted ⛅ overcast · WNW 10 kt Full CLE delay board →
DCAWashington +48 min heavy 🌤 mostly cloudy · WNW 7 kt Full DCA delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at CLE: a 43% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +16 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Cleveland to Washington route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop CLE to DCA flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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CLE to DCA questions

Is CLE–DCA running on time right now?

High disruption likely. The departure side at CLE is the weaker end, route health score 18/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on CLE–DCA?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:00 and evening departures around 19:34 from CLE. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the DCA delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from CLE to DCA?

Great-circle distance is 498 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 65–73 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does CLE–DCA fly?

American Airlines runs the route with about 31 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.