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AA 4796 on time

American Airlines 4796: Washington to Pittsburgh at 2:59 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
64%
125 flights · likely 55–72%
Cancelled
0.8%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+3 min
median vs schedule
When late
+75 min
average delay
Similar flights
68%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 AA 4796 flights from Washington arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (36%); 0.8% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 3 minutes late.

AA 4796: DCA → PIT

Scheduled to leave Washington at 2:59 p.m. local time, operated by Republic Airways as YX 4796. Over the past year it arrived on time 64% of the time (125 flights), worse than other AA flights on the route at that hour (68%). Last seen in the data Aug 4, 2026.

Month by month

30%65%100%Apr 2025: too few flights (4 flights)AprMay 2025: too few flights (1 flights)MayJun 2025: 41% on time (22 flights)41JunJul 2025: 70% on time (27 flights)70JulAug 2025: too few flights (4 flights)AugSep 2025: 89% on time (28 flights)89SepOct 2025: 52% on time (31 flights)52OctNov 2025: too few flights (1 flights)NovMay 2026: too few flights (9 flights)MayJun 2026: 58% on time (26 flights)58JunJul 2026: 59% on time (27 flights)59JulAug 2026: too few flights (3 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday19—
Tuesday19—
Wednesday19—
Thursday2065%
Friday2065%
Saturday9—
Sunday19—

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 41%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 24%Severe weather 19%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 16%

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Questions

How often is AA 4796 from DCA to PIT late?

American Airlines 4796 from Washington, DC to Pittsburgh, PA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 36% of 125 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.