Flight AA1978
American Airlines flight AA1978
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Washington (DCA) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 16% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 114 minutes. It was cancelled 2.9% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 84.3%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 2.9%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 114 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 310
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 43%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 42%
- Air traffic control & airport 14%
- Extreme weather 1%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Washington (DCA)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 34% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 54 minutes. It was cancelled 3.1% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 66.0%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 3.1%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 54 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 97
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 39%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 31%
- Air traffic control & airport 30%
- Extreme weather 0%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
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| Month | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 76.3% | 60 |
| October 2025 | 77.8% | 36 |
| November 2025 | 86.7% | 30 |
| December 2025 | 80.0% | 30 |
| January 2026 | 80.8% | 31 |
| February 2026 | 79.3% | 31 |
| March 2026 | 57.6% | 35 |
| April 2026 | 71.0% | 31 |
| May 2026 | 83.3% | 31 |
| June 2026 | 86.2% | 30 |
| July 2026 | 89.7% | 31 |
| August 2026 | 96.8% | 31 |
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data