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Flight Reliability

AA 5445 · American Airlines

Cincinnati → Washington (CVG–DCA)

66
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
76%
Arrive within 15 minutes
20 min
Average arrival delay
3.3%
Cancelled
8 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 360 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Mornings have a slight edge.

Departures between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 80% of the time, against 76% between 6–9 AM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

AA 5445 arrived on time 85% of the time on Sundays and just 65% on Fridays. That gap is worth planning around.

Better than the CVG–DCA route average.

AA 5445 arrived on time 76% of the time, versus 64% across the CVG–DCA route.

Keep a backup plan handy.

AA 5445 was cancelled 3.3% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon76%(49 flights)
  • Tue78%(51 flights)
  • Wed77%(51 flights)
  • Thu77%(48 flights)
  • Fri65%(52 flights)
  • Sat78%(50 flights)
  • Sun85%(47 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM—(1 flights)
  • 6–9 AM76%(331 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM80%(15 flights)
  • 12–3 PM—(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
81%
May

Jun 86% → May 81% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202586%29
July 202583%30
August 202584%31
September 202593%30
October 202589%28
November 202567%30
December 202561%28
January 202670%27
February 202652%27
March 202661%28
April 202686%29
May 202681%31
Departures on time
84%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
348
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 360 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.