AA5186American Airlines · ALB → DCA
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Route confirmed American Airlines

AA5186 AlbanyALB · 05:05 WashingtonDCA · 06:40

AA5186 by American Airlines flies from Albany (ALB) to Washington (DCA) for the Fri, Oct 16 departure.

Right nowExpected · today · as of 10:48
08:00

departs ALB · 175 min late

⚖ AA5186 typically leaves +7 and lands −27. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+7 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−27 minmedian over 14 operations
Wins back in air~34 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 14tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-15
+2 gate · −33 arrival
10-14
+6 gate · −35 arrival
10-13
+13 gate · −25 arrival
10-12
+7 gate · −26 arrival
10-11
+2 gate · −27 arrival
10-10
+7 gate · −30 arrival
10-09
+17 gate · −19 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 −27 min · 0 cancelled · 14 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ALBAlbanyOn-time likelyALB delay board →
DCAWashingtonOn-time likelyDCA delay board →
ALB→DCAevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
46%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.1%Chance of cancellation
+15 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by DCA (Washington), currently flying IFR (instrument). 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 departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Albany to Washington flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA5433departs 10:24
AA4362departs 10:34
AA5454departs 14:00
AA5119departs 16:56
AA5501departs 19:00

If AA5186 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Albany to Washington on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ALB local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How AA5186 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA5186 across the ALB and DCA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~26 min early. Based on 13 confirmed landings · 13/13 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 AA5186 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
10-15ALB 05:05 05:07 (+2)DCA 06:40 06:07 (−33)
10-14ALB 05:05 05:11 (+6)DCA 06:40 06:05 (−35)
10-13ALB 05:05 05:18 (+13)DCA 06:40 06:15 (−25)
10-12ALB 05:05 05:12 (+7)DCA 06:40 06:14 (−26)
10-11ALB 06:14 06:16 (+2)DCA 07:49 07:22 (−27)
10-10ALB 05:05 05:12 (+7)DCA 06:40 06:10 (−30)
10-09ALB 05:05 05:22 (+17)DCA 06:40 06:21 (−19)
10-08ALB 05:05 (+0)DCA 06:40 06:03 (−37)
10-07ALB 05:05 05:12 (+7)DCA 06:40 06:11 (−29)
10-06ALB 05:05 05:13 (+8)DCA 06:40 06:06 (−34)
10-05ALB 05:05 05:09 (+4)DCA 06:40 06:11 (−29)
10-04ALB 10:36 10:47 (+11)DCA 12:12 11:50 (−22)
10-03ALB 10:25 10:32 (+7)DCA 11:59 11:39 (−20)
10-02ALB 10:36 10:45 (+9)DCA 12:12 11:47 (−25)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N592NN, N502AE, N508AE, N536EA.

Board clocks recorded as ALB and DCA published them.

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