AA1218 WashingtonDCA · 10:00 PhoenixPHX · 12:08
AA1218 by American Airlines flies from Washington (DCA) to Phoenix (PHX).
scheduled from DCA
Where the minutes go
last 3 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at DCA and PHX are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. These figures come from both airports' records under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.
Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →
Tomorrow at Washington
ForecastMon 9 Nov, local date
Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
Tomorrow at Phoenix
ForecastMon 9 Nov, local date
Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Washington to Phoenix flights today
same route · American AirlinesIf AA1218 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Washington to Phoenix on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DCA local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →
How AA1218 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA1218 across the DCA and PHX boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read: no clear pattern yet. Only 2 completed legs so far: left a little late (~16 min) but landed about 14 min early. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA1218 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: N338RS, N302UD, N308UK.
Board clocks recorded as DCA and PHX published them.
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Pro Flight Search: AA1218 Washington to Phoenix on-time performance, measured from the DCA and PHX airport boards.
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