Flight Reliability
AA 472 · American Airlines
Dallas–Fort Worth → Washington (DFW–DCA)
51
A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 64%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 17 min
- Average arrival delay
- 4.1%
- Cancelled
- 5 min
- Median arrival delay
Based on 318 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Friday is doing you no favors.
AA 472 arrived on time 73% of the time on Mondays and just 49% on Fridays. That gap is worth planning around.
Lagging the DFW–DCA route.
AA 472 arrived on time 64% of the time, versus 73% across the DFW–DCA route.
Lagging the American Airlines network.
AA 472 arrived on time 64% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.
Keep a backup plan handy.
AA 472 was cancelled 4.1% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.
The breakdown
- Mon73%(44 flights)
- Tue67%(43 flights)
- Wed66%(44 flights)
- Thu66%(44 flights)
- Fri49%(43 flights)
- Sat70%(43 flights)
- Sun58%(43 flights)
60%
May
Jun 48% → May 60% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 48% | 29 |
| July 2025 | 41% | 29 |
| August 2025 | 70% | 30 |
| September 2025 | 66% | 29 |
| October 2025 | 74% | 31 |
| November 2025 | 64% | 28 |
| December 2025 | 65% | 31 |
| January 2026 | 81% | 26 |
| February 2026 | 70% | 27 |
| March 2026 | 64% | 28 |
| May 2026 | 60% | 10 |
- Departures on time
- 66%
- Diverted
- 0.3%
- Flights flown
- 304
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 318 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.