Flight Reliability
AA 5673 · American Airlines
Washington → Cincinnati (DCA–CVG)97% of its flights flew this route. The rest (CVG–DCA) are included in these numbers.
- 58%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 31 min
- Average arrival delay
- 6.4%
- Cancelled
- 8 min
- Median arrival delay
Based on 344 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
The 3–6 PM departure wins.
AA 5673 departing between 3–6 PM arrived on time 82% of the time, versus 57% between 6–9 PM.
Tuesdays have been rough.
AA 5673 arrived on time 75% of the time on Saturdays and just 53% on Tuesdays. That gap is worth planning around.
Lagging the DCA–CVG route.
AA 5673 arrived on time 58% of the time, versus 68% across the DCA–CVG route.
Well behind the American Airlines network.
AA 5673 arrived on time 58% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.
The breakdown
- Mon67%(51 flights)
- Tue53%(51 flights)
- Wed54%(50 flights)
- Thu55%(49 flights)
- Fri57%(46 flights)
- Sat75%(24 flights)
- Sun57%(51 flights)
- 12–3 PM—(9 flights)
- 3–6 PM82%(11 flights)
- 6–9 PM57%(302 flights)
Jun 58% → May 82% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 58% | 24 |
| July 2025 | 35% | 23 |
| August 2025 | 65% | 31 |
| September 2025 | 80% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 61% | 31 |
| November 2025 | 29% | 24 |
| December 2025 | 39% | 28 |
| January 2026 | 63% | 24 |
| February 2026 | 55% | 22 |
| March 2026 | 60% | 25 |
| April 2026 | 58% | 26 |
| May 2026 | 82% | 34 |
- Departures on time
- 60%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 322
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 344 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.