AA5452American Airlines · DCA → RDU
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Route confirmed American Airlines

AA5452 WashingtonDCA · 18:43 Raleigh/DurhamRDU · 20:10

AA5452 by American Airlines flies from Washington (DCA) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
11:13

scheduled from DCA

⚖ AA5452 typically leaves +27 and lands −14. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+27 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−14 minmedian over 12 operations
Wins back in air~41 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 12tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-02
+12 gate · −30 arrival
10-30
+65 gate · +22 arrival
10-29
+11 gate · −34 arrival
10-28
+38 gate · −6 arrival
10-27
+36 gate · −6 arrival
10-26
+12 gate · −30 arrival
10-25
+52 gate · +7 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 −14 min · 0 cancelled · 12 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DCAWashingtonOn-time likelyDCA delay board →
RDURaleigh/DurhamOn-time likelyRDU delay board →
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Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
37%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.3%Chance of cancellation
+4 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at DCA and RDU 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 Washington

Forecast

Tue 3 Nov, local date

High22°Clikely 20°C to 23°C
Low11°Clikely 9°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.

Tomorrow at Raleigh/Durham

Forecast

Tue 3 Nov, local date

High23°Clikely 21°C to 24°C
Low10°Clikely 7°C to 12°C
  • 33% 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.

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 Raleigh/Durham flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA5627departs 08:00
AA3534departs 08:20
AA4180departs 08:20
AA5224departs 11:59
AA5626departs 11:59
AA4394departs 13:32

If AA5452 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Washington to Raleigh/Durham 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 AA5452 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA5452 across the DCA and RDU boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~8 min early. Based on 12 confirmed landings · 9/12 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 AA5452 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
11-02DCA 18:43 18:55 (+12)RDU 20:10 19:40 (−30)
10-30DCA 18:43 19:48 (+65)RDU 20:10 20:32 (+22)
10-29DCA 18:43 18:54 (+11)RDU 20:10 19:36 (−34)
10-28DCA 18:43 19:21 (+38)RDU 20:10 20:04 (−6)
10-27DCA 18:43 19:19 (+36)RDU 20:10 20:04 (−6)
10-26DCA 18:43 18:55 (+12)RDU 20:10 19:40 (−30)
10-25DCA 18:43 19:35 (+52)RDU 20:10 20:17 (+7)
10-23DCA 18:43 18:53 (+10)RDU 20:10 19:42 (−28)
10-22DCA 18:43 21:49 (+186)RDU 20:10 22:30 (+140)
10-21DCA 18:43 19:47 (+64)RDU 20:10 20:31 (+21)
10-20DCA 18:43 18:53 (+10)RDU 20:10 19:37 (−33)
10-19DCA 18:43 19:00 (+17)RDU 20:10 19:47 (−23)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N508AE, N524AE, N522AE, N575NN.

Board clocks recorded as DCA and RDU published them.

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