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AA 772 · American Airlines

Chicago → Washington (ORD–DCA)86% of its flights flew this route. The rest (DFW–LAX, LAX–PHX) are included in these numbers.

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
65%
Arrive within 15 minutes
22 min
Average arrival delay
2.1%
Cancelled
7 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 146 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

AA 772 departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 62% between 12–3 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

AA 772 arrived on time 80% of the time on Saturdays and just 45% on Fridays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit behind the ORD–DCA route.

AA 772 arrived on time 65% of the time, versus 69% across the ORD–DCA route.

Lagging the American Airlines network.

AA 772 arrived on time 65% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon60%(20 flights)
  • Tue79%(19 flights)
  • Wed64%(22 flights)
  • Thu67%(21 flights)
  • Fri45%(20 flights)
  • Sat80%(20 flights)
  • Sun62%(21 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM89%(18 flights)
  • 12–3 PM62%(122 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM—(3 flights)
On-time trend by month
50%
Mar

Nov 86% → Mar 50% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
November 202586%21
December 202569%29
January 202662%29
February 202668%28
March 202650%30
Departures on time
69%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
143
Months covered
6

Same route, other flights

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Based on 146 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.