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AA 5609 on time

American Airlines 5609: Dallas to Dayton at 5:16 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
63%
137 flights · likely 54–70%
Cancelled
1.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−4 min
median vs schedule
When late
+88 min
average delay
Similar flights
59%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 AA 5609 flights from Dallas arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (37%); 1.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 4 minutes early.

AA 5609: DFW → DAY

Scheduled to leave Dallas at 5:16 p.m. local time, operated by PSA Airlines as OH 5609. Over the past year it arrived on time 63% of the time (137 flights), better than other AA flights on the route at that hour (59%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jun 2024: 69% on time (26 flights)69JunJul 2024: 68% on time (31 flights)68JulAug 2024: too few flights (5 flights)AugJun 2025: 62% on time (26 flights)62JunJul 2025: 71% on time (31 flights)71JulAug 2025: 64% on time (28 flights)64AugSep 2025: 69% on time (29 flights)69SepOct 2025: too few flights (5 flights)OctMay 2026: too few flights (11 flights)MayJun 2026: 63% on time (30 flights)63JunJul 2026: 48% on time (31 flights)48JulAug 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2060%
Tuesday18—
Wednesday19—
Thursday2065%
Friday2065%
Saturday2055%
Sunday2045%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 46%Severe weather 22%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 20%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 12%

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Questions

How often is AA 5609 from DFW to DAY late?

American Airlines 5609 from Dallas/Fort Worth, TX to Dayton, OH arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 37% of 137 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.5% 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.