Flight Reliability
AA 5401 · American Airlines
HPN → Washington (HPN–DCA)
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WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 54%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 43 min
- Average arrival delay
- 8.3%
- Cancelled
- 8 min
- Median arrival delay
Based on 313 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
AA 5401 arrived on time 64% of the time on Fridays and just 34% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.
Lagging the HPN–DCA route.
AA 5401 arrived on time 54% of the time, versus 62% across the HPN–DCA route.
Well behind the American Airlines network.
AA 5401 arrived on time 54% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.
Keep a backup plan handy.
AA 5401 was cancelled 8.3% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.
The breakdown
- Mon57%(49 flights)
- Tue62%(45 flights)
- Wed60%(45 flights)
- Thu51%(47 flights)
- Fri64%(47 flights)
- Sat—(6 flights)
- Sun34%(47 flights)
55%
May
Jun 44% → May 55% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 44% | 23 |
| July 2025 | 40% | 20 |
| August 2025 | 65% | 26 |
| September 2025 | 58% | 26 |
| October 2025 | 67% | 27 |
| November 2025 | 46% | 22 |
| December 2025 | 39% | 26 |
| January 2026 | 58% | 26 |
| February 2026 | 67% | 21 |
| March 2026 | 63% | 24 |
| April 2026 | 48% | 25 |
| May 2026 | 55% | 20 |
- Departures on time
- 66%
- Diverted
- 0.3%
- Flights flown
- 286
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 313 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.