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Flight Reliability

AA 968 · American Airlines

Washington → Los Angeles (DCALAX)97% of its flights flew this route. The rest (MCO–LGA, LAX–BOS) are included in these numbers.

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
66%
Arrive within 15 minutes
22 min
Average arrival delay
1.0%
Cancelled
1 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 98 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

AA 968 arrived on time 82% of the time on Mondays and just 50% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

Lagging the DCA–LAX route.

AA 968 arrived on time 66% of the time, versus 75% across the DCA–LAX route.

Lagging the American Airlines network.

AA 968 arrived on time 66% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon82%(11 flights)
  • Tue73%(11 flights)
  • Wed54%(13 flights)
  • Thu67%(15 flights)
  • Fri71%(14 flights)
  • Sat69%(16 flights)
  • Sun50%(14 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM(1 flights)
  • 3–6 PM67%(93 flights)
On-time trend by month
79%
Sep

Jun 54% → Sep 79% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202554%24
July 202552%29
September 202579%28
Departures on time
68%
Diverted
3.1%
Flights flown
94
Months covered
6

Based on 98 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.