AA2978 WashingtonDCA · 21:00 PortlandPWM · 22:44
AA2978 by American Airlines flies from Washington (DCA) to Portland (PWM) for the Sat, Oct 17 departure.
departs DCA · on schedule
board checked 254m ago · checking again in 45s
⚖ AA2978 typically leaves +17 and lands −21. The air wins minutes back.Where the minutes go
last 7 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 −21 min · 0 cancelled · 13 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at DCA and PWM 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 →
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Washington to Portland flights today
same route · American AirlinesIf AA2978 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Washington to Portland on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DCA local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How AA2978 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA2978 across the DCA and PWM boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 11 confirmed landings · 9/11 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 AA2978 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: N838AW, N730US, N766US, N711UW.
Board clocks recorded as DCA and PWM published them.
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