AA5147American Airlines · BHM → DCA
updated 1h ago
Route confirmed American Airlines

AA5147 BirminghamBHM · 17:02 WashingtonDCA · 20:13

AA5147 by American Airlines flies from Birmingham (BHM) to Washington (DCA).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
17:02

scheduled from BHM

⚖ AA5147 typically leaves +39 and lands +2. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+39 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+2 minmedian over 9 operations
Wins back in air~37 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-04
+48 gate · +8 arrival
10-30
+21 gate · −19 arrival
10-29
+42 gate · +14 arrival
10-28
+48 gate · +8 arrival
10-27
+11 gate · −27 arrival
10-26
+39 gate · +2 arrival
10-25
+24 gate · −4 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 · 9 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
BHMBirminghamModerate riskBHM delay board →
DCAWashingtonOn-time likelyDCA delay board →
BHM→DCAevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
40%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.0%Chance of cancellation
+11 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at BHM 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 Birmingham

Forecast

Thu 5 Nov, local date

High23°Clikely 21°C to 24°C
Low14°Clikely 12°C to 16°C
  • 65% chance of fog

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 Birmingham to Washington flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA5562departs 06:00
AA5648departs 06:00
AA3374departs 06:50
AA5186departs 10:46
AA5332departs 11:17
AA5654departs 17:17

If AA5147 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Birmingham to Washington on the same day, with scheduled departure times in BHM 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 AA5147 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA5147 across the BHM and DCA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~7 min late. Based on 9 confirmed landings · 5/9 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 AA5147 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
11-04BHM 17:02 17:50 (+48)DCA 20:13 20:21 (+8)
10-30BHM 17:02 17:23 (+21)DCA 20:13 19:54 (−19)
10-29BHM 17:02 17:44 (+42)DCA 20:13 20:27 (+14)
10-28BHM 17:02 17:50 (+48)DCA 20:13 20:21 (+8)
10-27BHM 17:02 17:13 (+11)DCA 20:13 19:46 (−27)
10-26BHM 17:02 17:41 (+39)DCA 20:13 20:15 (+2)
10-25BHM 17:02 17:26 (+24)DCA 20:13 20:09 (−4)
10-23BHM 17:02 00:09 (+427)DCA 20:13 02:41 (+388)
10-22BHM 17:02 17:29 (+27)DCA 20:13 20:03 (−10)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N507AE, N546FF, N513AE, N518AE.

Board clocks recorded as BHM and DCA published them.

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