AA1542American Airlines · PHX → DCA
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AA1542 PhoenixPHX · 23:46 WashingtonDCA · 07:00

AA1542 by American Airlines flies from Phoenix (PHX) to Washington (DCA).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
08:09

scheduled from PHX

Typical gate push+22 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−19 minmedian over 4 operations
Wins back in air~41 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 4 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-04
+22 gate · −29 arrival
10-30
−1 gate · −10 arrival
10-29
+66 gate · +36 arrival
10-28
+22 gate · −29 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The route today

live boards
PHXPhoenixOn-time likelyPHX delay board →
DCAWashingtonOn-time likelyDCA delay board →
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Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
36%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.8%Chance of cancellation
+3 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at PHX and DCA 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 Phoenix

Forecast

Thu 5 Nov, local date

High25°Clikely 24°C to 26°C
Low14°Clikely 14°C to 16°C

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 Washington

Forecast

Thu 5 Nov, local date

High23°Clikely 21°C to 25°C
Low19°Clikely 17°C to 20°C
  • 95% chance of rain

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 departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Phoenix to Washington flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA1751departs 00:51
AA1620departs 08:54
AA789departs 09:47
AA3231departs 13:16
AA1556departs 14:43

If AA1542 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Phoenix to Washington on the same day, with scheduled departure times in PHX 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 AA1542 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA1542 across the PHX and DCA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~13 min early. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 3/4 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA1542 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
11-04PHX 23:46 00:08 (+22)DCA 07:00 06:31 (−29)
10-30PHX 23:46 23:45 (−1)DCA 07:00 06:50 (−10)
10-29PHX 23:46 00:52 (+66)DCA 07:00 07:36 (+36)
10-28PHX 23:46 00:08 (+22)DCA 07:00 06:31 (−29)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N858NN, N316UV, N300UB.

Board clocks recorded as PHX and DCA published them.

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