AA5500American Airlines · ICT → DCA
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AA5500 WichitaICT · 15:47 WashingtonDCA · 19:43

AA5500 by American Airlines flies from Wichita (ICT) to Washington (DCA) for the Sun, Oct 25 departure.

Right nowLanded in Washington · today
19:04

arrived at DCA · 39 min early

⚖ AA5500 typically leaves +8 and lands −27. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+8 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−27 minmedian over 15 operations
Wins back in air~35 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 15tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+90+181+271 min
10-26
−2 gate · −39 arrival
10-25
−2 gate · −39 arrival
10-24
+10 gate · −29 arrival
10-23
+1 gate · −27 arrival
10-22
+271 gate · +236 arrival
10-21
−2 gate · −38 arrival
10-20
+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 −27 min · 0 cancelled · 15 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ICTWichitaOn-time likelyICT delay board →
DCAWashingtonOn-time likelyDCA delay board →
ICT→DCAevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
43%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.9%Chance of cancellation
+12 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at ICT and DCA are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. 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.

How AA5500 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA5500 across the ICT and DCA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~25 min early. Based on 13 confirmed landings · 12/13 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 AA5500 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
10-26ICT 15:47 15:45 (−2)DCA 19:43 19:04 (−39)
10-25ICT 15:47 15:45 (−2)DCA 19:43 19:04 (−39)
10-24ICT 15:19 15:29 (+10)DCA 19:15 18:46 (−29)
10-23ICT 15:47 15:48 (+1)DCA 19:43 19:16 (−27)
10-22ICT 15:47 20:18 (+271)DCA 19:43 23:39 (+236)
10-21ICT 15:47 15:45 (−2)DCA 19:43 19:05 (−38)
10-20ICT 15:47 16:01 (+14)DCA 19:43 19:28 (−15)
10-19ICT 15:47 15:59 (+12)DCA 19:43 19:16 (−27)
10-18ICT 15:47 15:52 (+5)DCA 19:43 19:23 (−20)
10-17ICT 15:19 15:22 (+3)DCA 19:15 18:44 (−31)
10-16ICT 15:47 16:47 (+60)DCA 19:43 22:28 (+165)
10-15ICT 15:47 16:14 (+27)DCA 19:43 19:23 (−20)
10-14ICT 15:47 16:14 (+27)DCA 19:43 19:34 (−9)
10-13ICT 15:47 15:55 (+8)DCA 19:43 19:03 (−40)
10-12ICT 15:47 (+0)DCA 19:43 18:59 (−44)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N526EA, N508AE, N540EG, N591NN.

Board clocks recorded as ICT and DCA published them.

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