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AA 1966 on time

American Airlines 1966: Washington to Los Angeles at 8:30 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
80%
364 flights · likely 76–84%
Cancelled
0.8%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−10 min
median vs schedule
When late
+62 min
average delay
Similar flights
81%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 AA 1966 flights from Washington arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (20%); 0.8% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 10 minutes early.

AA 1966: DCA → LAX

Scheduled to leave Washington at 8:30 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 80% of the time (364 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (81%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 77% on time (30 flights)77SepOct 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77OctNov 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83NovDec 2025: 81% on time (31 flights)81DecJan 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77JanFeb 2026: 79% on time (28 flights)79FebMar 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87MarApr 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77AprMay 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94MayJun 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80JunJul 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77JulAug 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5387%
Tuesday5283%
Wednesday5283%
Thursday5275%
Friday5285%
Saturday5176%
Sunday5275%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 41%Late inbound plane 29%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 28%Severe weather 2%

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Questions

How often is AA 1966 from DCA to LAX late?

American Airlines 1966 from Washington, DC to Los Angeles, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 20% of 364 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.8% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check American Airlines for today's flight. Method.