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AA 401 on time

American Airlines 401: Washington to Miami at 6:02 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
89%
209 flights · likely 83–92%
Cancelled
1.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−14 min
median vs schedule
When late
+80 min
average delay
Similar flights
92%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 9 AA 401 flights from Washington arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (11%); 1.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 14 minutes early.

AA 401: DCA → MIA

Scheduled to leave Washington at 6:02 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 89% of the time (209 flights), worse than other AA flights on the route at that hour (92%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%May 2025: 97% on time (31 flights)97MayJun 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80JunJul 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77JulAug 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87AugSep 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90SepOct 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90OctNov 2025: too few flights (1 flights)NovApr 2026: 92% on time (24 flights)92AprMay 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90MayJun 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93JunJul 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87JulAug 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3080%
Tuesday3093%
Wednesday3097%
Thursday3097%
Friday3080%
Saturday3090%
Sunday2983%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 59%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 28%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 13%

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Questions

How often is AA 401 from DCA to MIA late?

American Airlines 401 from Washington, DC to Miami, FL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 11% of 209 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.4% 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.