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AA 2903 · American Airlines

Washington → Chicago (DCA–ORD)94% of its flights flew this route. The rest (JAX–DCA, LAX–CLT) are included in these numbers.

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
79%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min
Average arrival delay
7.5%
Cancelled
11 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 358 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

AA 2903 departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 94% of the time, versus 36% between 6–9 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

AA 2903 arrived on time 85% of the time on Saturdays. On Fridays: 73%.

A bit ahead of the DCA–ORD route.

AA 2903 arrived on time 79% of the time, versus 75% across the DCA–ORD route.

Keep a backup plan handy.

AA 2903 was cancelled 7.5% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon78%(49 flights)
  • Tue82%(45 flights)
  • Wed79%(48 flights)
  • Thu81%(48 flights)
  • Fri73%(45 flights)
  • Sat85%(46 flights)
  • Sun76%(50 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 AM—(2 flights)
  • 3–6 AM94%(34 flights)
  • 6–9 AM88%(155 flights)
  • 6–9 PM36%(11 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM68%(129 flights)
On-time trend by month
69%
May

Jun 56% → May 69% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202556%27
July 202563%19
August 202580%25
September 202573%30
October 202571%31
November 202589%28
December 202587%31
January 202689%28
February 202685%27
March 202686%29
April 202696%27
May 202669%29
Departures on time
77%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
331
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 358 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.