Flight Reliability
AA 5236 · American Airlines
Washington → HPN (DCA–HPN)
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WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 52%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 39 min
- Average arrival delay
- 7.8%
- Cancelled
- 12 min
- Median arrival delay
Based on 348 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Thursdays have been rough.
AA 5236 arrived on time 68% of the time on Saturdays and just 44% on Thursdays. That gap is worth planning around.
Lagging the DCA–HPN route.
AA 5236 arrived on time 52% of the time, versus 62% across the DCA–HPN route.
Well behind the American Airlines network.
AA 5236 arrived on time 52% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.
Keep a backup plan handy.
AA 5236 was cancelled 7.8% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.
The breakdown
- Mon47%(49 flights)
- Tue62%(47 flights)
- Wed48%(48 flights)
- Thu44%(46 flights)
- Fri44%(48 flights)
- Sat68%(38 flights)
- Sun52%(44 flights)
59%
May
Jun 27% → May 59% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 27% | 26 |
| July 2025 | 35% | 26 |
| August 2025 | 41% | 27 |
| September 2025 | 80% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 71% | 31 |
| November 2025 | 60% | 25 |
| December 2025 | 54% | 26 |
| January 2026 | 35% | 26 |
| February 2026 | 36% | 22 |
| March 2026 | 54% | 24 |
| April 2026 | 57% | 28 |
| May 2026 | 59% | 29 |
- Departures on time
- 55%
- Diverted
- 0.3%
- Flights flown
- 320
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 348 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.