AA4638American Airlines · PWM → DCA
updated 5h ago
Route confirmed American Airlines

AA4638 PortlandPWM · 16:10 WashingtonDCA · 18:08

AA4638 by American Airlines flies from Portland (PWM) to Washington (DCA).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
16:10

scheduled from PWM

Typical gate push+10 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−30 minmedian over 7 operations
Wins back in air~40 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+54+109+163 min
11-08
+6 gate · −31 arrival
11-06
+163 gate · +143 arrival
11-05
+23 gate · −12 arrival
11-04
+10 gate · −30 arrival
11-03
+3 gate · −38 arrival
11-02
+21 gate · −24 arrival
11-01
+6 gate · −31 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 −30 min · 0 cancelled · 7 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
PWMPortlandOn-time likelyPWM delay board →
DCAWashingtonOn-time likelyDCA delay board →
PWM→DCAevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
34%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.2%Chance of cancellation
+4 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at PWM 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 Portland

Forecast

Mon 9 Nov, local date

High14°Clikely 11°C to 16°C
Low5°Clikely 2°C to 7°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

Mon 9 Nov, local date

High17°Clikely 14°C to 19°C
Low9°Clikely 7°C to 12°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 Portland to Washington flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA631departs 05:15
AA2712departs 06:00
AA5264departs 06:07
AA5202departs 10:31
AA5612departs 10:52
AA1035departs 12:13

If AA4638 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Portland to Washington on the same day, with scheduled departure times in PWM 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 AA4638 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA4638 across the PWM and DCA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~26 min early. 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 AA4638 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
11-08PWM 16:10 16:16 (+6)DCA 18:08 17:37 (−31)
11-06PWM 16:10 18:53 (+163)DCA 18:08 20:31 (+143)
11-05PWM 16:10 16:33 (+23)DCA 18:08 17:56 (−12)
11-04PWM 16:10 16:20 (+10)DCA 18:08 17:38 (−30)
11-03PWM 16:10 16:13 (+3)DCA 18:08 17:30 (−38)
11-02PWM 16:10 16:31 (+21)DCA 18:08 17:44 (−24)
11-01PWM 16:10 16:16 (+6)DCA 18:08 17:37 (−31)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N412YX, N440YX, N418YX, N134HQ.

Board clocks recorded as PWM and DCA published them.

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