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AA 491 on time

American Airlines 491: Miami to Washington at 6:20 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
94%
182 flights · likely 90–97%
Cancelled
1.1%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−14 min
median vs schedule
When late
+71 min
average delay
Similar flights
90%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 17 AA 491 flights from Miami arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (6%); 1.1% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 14 minutes early.

AA 491: MIA → DCA

Scheduled to leave Miami at 6:20 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 94% of the time (182 flights), better than other AA flights on the route at that hour (90%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Apr 2025: 81% on time (26 flights)81AprMay 2025: 77% on time (30 flights)77MayJun 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90JunJul 2025: 74% on time (31 flights)74JulAug 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90AugSep 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93SepOct 2025: too few flights (5 flights)OctApr 2026: 100% on time (24 flights)100AprMay 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MayJun 2026: 100% on time (30 flights)100JunJul 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94JulAug 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2696%
Tuesday2692%
Wednesday2692%
Thursday2696%
Friday2688%
Saturday2696%
Sunday2696%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 82%Severe weather 12%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 6%

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Questions

How often is AA 491 from MIA to DCA late?

American Airlines 491 from Miami, FL to Washington, DC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 6% of 182 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.1% 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.