AA5520American Airlines · ORF → DCA
updated 1h ago
Route confirmed American Airlines

AA5520 NorfolkORF · 06:04 WashingtonDCA · 07:10

AA5520 by American Airlines flies from Norfolk (ORF) to Washington (DCA) for the Sun, Nov 8 departure.

Right nowEn route to Washington · off blocks 06:16 · 12 min late
En route

en route from ORF to DCA

En routeAA5520 · position estimated
ORFNorfolkDCAWashington
Estimated from the boards

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 06:16.

⚖ AA5520 typically leaves +11 and lands −26. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+11 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−26 minmedian over 8 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
11-08
+12 gate · −26 arrival
10-31
+9 gate · −28 arrival
10-30
+17 gate · −16 arrival
10-29
+5 gate · −29 arrival
10-28
+6 gate · −31 arrival
10-27
+28 gate · −6 arrival
10-26
+9 gate · −23 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 −26 min · 0 cancelled · 8 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ORFNorfolkOn-time likelyORF delay board →
DCAWashingtonOn-time likelyDCA delay board →
ORF→DCAevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
38%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.1%Chance of cancellation
+7 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at ORF 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 Norfolk

Forecast

Mon 9 Nov, local date

High19°Clikely 17°C to 21°C
Low10°Clikely 7°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 Washington

Forecast

Mon 9 Nov, local date

High17°Clikely 15°C to 19°C
Low9°Clikely 7°C to 11°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.

When it flies

scheduled departures
061422
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T
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Norfolk to Washington flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA5265departs 06:00
AA5338departs 10:35
AA5509departs 11:50
AA5428departs 16:04
AA5601departs 17:40

If AA5520 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Norfolk to Washington on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ORF 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 AA5520 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA5520 across the ORF and DCA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~22 min early. Based on 8 confirmed landings · 8/8 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 AA5520 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
11-08ORF 06:04 06:16 (+12)DCA 07:10 06:44 (−26)
10-31ORF 06:00 06:09 (+9)DCA 07:06 06:38 (−28)
10-30ORF 06:00 06:17 (+17)DCA 07:06 06:50 (−16)
10-29ORF 06:00 06:05 (+5)DCA 07:06 06:37 (−29)
10-28ORF 06:00 06:06 (+6)DCA 07:06 06:35 (−31)
10-27ORF 06:00 06:28 (+28)DCA 07:06 07:00 (−6)
10-26ORF 06:00 06:09 (+9)DCA 07:06 06:43 (−23)
10-25ORF 06:04 06:16 (+12)DCA 07:10 06:44 (−26)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N548NN, N562NN, N617NN, N586NN.

Board clocks recorded as ORF and DCA published them.

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