Flight Reliability
AA 544 · American Airlines
Washington → Tampa (DCA–TPA)96% of its flights flew this route. The rest (BOS–MCO, PDX–ORD) are included in these numbers.
- 62%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 30 min
- Average arrival delay
- 3.7%
- Cancelled
- 4 min
- Median arrival delay
Based on 216 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
AA 544 arrived on time 78% of the time on Saturdays and just 35% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.
Lagging the DCA–TPA route.
AA 544 arrived on time 62% of the time, versus 75% across the DCA–TPA route.
Well behind the American Airlines network.
AA 544 arrived on time 62% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.
Keep a backup plan handy.
AA 544 was cancelled 3.7% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.
The breakdown
- Mon68%(28 flights)
- Tue68%(31 flights)
- Wed55%(31 flights)
- Thu61%(28 flights)
- Fri66%(29 flights)
- Sat78%(32 flights)
- Sun35%(29 flights)
- 12–3 PM—(4 flights)
- 6–9 PM61%(204 flights)
Jun 59% → May 63% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 59% | 27 |
| July 2025 | 56% | 27 |
| August 2025 | 52% | 31 |
| September 2025 | 70% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 53% | 30 |
| April 2026 | 75% | 24 |
| May 2026 | 63% | 30 |
- Departures on time
- 62%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 208
- Months covered
- 9
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 216 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.