AA4398American Airlines · DCA → CMH
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AA4398 WashingtonDCA · 16:59 ColumbusCMH · 18:34

AA4398 by American Airlines flies from Washington (DCA) to Columbus (CMH) for the Wed, Nov 4 departure.

Right nowEn route to Columbus · off blocks 17:34 · 35 min late
En route

en route from DCA to CMH

En routeAA4398 · position estimated
DCAWashingtonCMHColumbus
Estimated from the boards

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 17:34 · typical taxi-out at DCA ≈ 7.5 min.

⚖ AA4398 typically leaves +38 and lands −2. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+38 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−2 minmedian over 9 operations
Wins back in air~40 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 10tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-04
+35 gate · −2 arrival
10-30
+41 gate · +1 arrival
10-29
+73 gate · +35 arrival
10-28
+35 gate · −2 arrival
10-27
+77 gate · −11 arrival
10-26
+7 gate · −32 arrival
10-25
+13 gate · −28 arrival

The 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 operation

median arrival −2 min · 0 cancelled · 10 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DCAWashingtonOn-time likelyDCA delay board →
CMHColumbusOn-time likelyCMH delay board →
DCA→CMHevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
38%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.5%Chance of cancellation
+7 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by CMH (Columbus), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). 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

Forecast

Thu 5 Nov, local date

High23°Clikely 21°C to 25°C
Low19°Clikely 17°C to 20°C
  • 94% 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.

Tomorrow at Columbus

Forecast

Thu 5 Nov, local date

High17°Clikely 16°C to 18°C
Low11°Clikely 10°C to 13°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.

When it flies

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

Other Washington to Columbus flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA5629departs 06:59
AA4669departs 07:00
AA4700departs 10:24
AA4541departs 12:40
AA4399departs 13:19
AA5634departs 13:59

If AA4398 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Washington to Columbus 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 AA4398 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA4398 across the DCA and CMH boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 7 confirmed landings · 6/7 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 AA4398 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
11-04DCA 16:59 17:34 (+35)CMH 18:34 18:32 (−2)
10-30DCA 16:59 17:40 (+41)CMH 18:34 18:35 (+1)
10-29DCA 16:59 18:12 (+73)CMH 18:34 19:09 (+35)
10-28DCA 16:59 17:34 (+35)CMH 18:34 18:32 (−2)
10-27DCA 16:59 18:16 (+77)CMH 18:34 18:23 (−11)
10-26DCA 16:59 17:06 (+7)CMH 18:34 18:02 (−32)
10-25DCA 16:59 17:12 (+13)CMH 18:34 18:06 (−28)
10-23DCA 16:59 17:07 (+8)CMH 18:34 18:23 (−11)
10-22DCA 16:59 17:54 (+55)CMH 18:34 18:44 (+10)
10-21DCA 16:59 17:48 (+49)CMH 18:34

Aircraft

Recent tails: N411YX, N403YX, N122HQ, N435YX.

Board clocks recorded as DCA and CMH published them.

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