ON TIMEBOARD

AA 472 on time

American Airlines 472: Dallas to Washington at 5:02 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
62%
317 flights · likely 57–68%
Cancelled
4.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+3 min
median vs schedule
When late
+57 min
average delay
Similar flights
62%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 AA 472 flights from Dallas arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (38%); 4.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 3 minutes late.

AA 472: DFW → DCA

Scheduled to leave Dallas at 5:02 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 62% of the time (317 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (62%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

30%65%100%Sep 2025: 63% on time (30 flights)63SepOct 2025: 74% on time (31 flights)74OctNov 2025: 59% on time (29 flights)59NovDec 2025: 65% on time (31 flights)65DecJan 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68JanFeb 2026: 68% on time (28 flights)68FebMar 2026: 62% on time (29 flights)62MarApr 2026: too few flights (6 flights)AprMay 2026: too few flights (11 flights)MayJun 2026: 43% on time (30 flights)43JunJul 2026: 47% on time (30 flights)47JulAug 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4774%
Tuesday4564%
Wednesday4564%
Thursday4564%
Friday4551%
Saturday4569%
Sunday4549%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 53%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 29%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 13%Severe weather 4%

All flights DFW → DCA · Connecting off AA 472? Check the risk

Questions

How often is AA 472 from DFW to DCA late?

American Airlines 472 from Dallas/Fort Worth, TX to Washington, DC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 38% of 317 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 4.4% 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.