AA5304American Airlines · DCA → PHL
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AA5304 WashingtonDCA · 13:29 PhiladelphiaPHL · 14:37

AA5304 by American Airlines flies from Washington (DCA) to Philadelphia (PHL).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
09:08

scheduled from DCA

⚖ AA5304 typically leaves +21 and lands −17. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+21 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−17 minmedian over 8 operations
Wins back in air~38 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
11-06
+18 gate · −21 arrival
10-31
+46 gate · +9 arrival
10-30
+18 gate · −21 arrival
10-29
+12 gate · −27 arrival
10-28
+24 gate · −7 arrival
10-27
+60 gate · −20 arrival
10-26
+14 gate · −15 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 −17 min · 0 cancelled · 9 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DCAWashingtonModerate riskDCA delay board →
PHLPhiladelphiaOn-time likelyPHL delay board →
DCA→PHLevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
41%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.1%Chance of cancellation
+12 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by PHL (Philadelphia), 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 →

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 Philadelphia flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA5171departs 13:42
AA5248departs 17:10
AA5432departs 17:10
AA4801departs 17:18

If AA5304 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Washington to Philadelphia 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 AA5304 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA5304 across the DCA and PHL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~17 min early. Based on 8 confirmed landings · 7/8 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 AA5304 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
11-06DCA 13:29 13:47 (+18)PHL 14:37 14:16 (−21)
10-31DCA 13:29 14:15 (+46)PHL 14:37 14:46 (+9)
10-30DCA 13:29 13:47 (+18)PHL 14:37 14:16 (−21)
10-29DCA 13:29 13:41 (+12)PHL 14:37 14:10 (−27)
10-28DCA 13:29 13:53 (+24)PHL 18:37 18:30 (−7)
10-27DCA 13:29 14:29 (+60)PHL 18:37 18:17 (−20)
10-26DCA 13:29 13:43 (+14)PHL 18:37 18:22 (−15)
10-25DCA 13:29 14:25 (+56)PHL 18:37 18:56 (+19)
10-24DCA 13:29 13:50 (+21)PHL

Aircraft

Recent tails: N643NN, N615NN, N647NN, N585NN.

Board clocks recorded as DCA and PHL published them.

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