AA2897 MiamiMIA · 20:33 WashingtonDCA · 23:13
AA2897 by American Airlines flies from Miami (MIA) to Washington (DCA) for the Tue, Oct 27 departure.
arrival expected at DCA · 17 min late
board checked 55m ago · checking again in 45s
Where the minutes go
last 5 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The last 30 days
arrival outcome per operationmedian arrival +5 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at MIA and DCA are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, 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 on this route
ForecastMiami to Washington with American Airlines · Thu 29 Oct, local date
- Chance a departure is cancelled
- 1.2%0.8× usual
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 19%1.4× usual
Forecast weather: 81% chance of rain at Miami; 37% chance of fog at Washington
Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 10 departures a day on this route with this airline. · 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 Miami to Washington flights today
same route · American AirlinesIf AA2897 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Miami to Washington on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MIA local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How AA2897 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA2897 across the MIA and DCA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~7 min late. Based on 3 confirmed landings · 2/3 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 AA2897 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: N323SG, N306UH, N318TD, N308VR.
Board clocks recorded as MIA and DCA published them.
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