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Is AA5281 delayed?

No, AA5281 landed in Washington 17 min early, at 10:30 on Nov 14 (as of Nov 14, 15:30 UTC).

Usually on time: arrived within 15 min of schedule on 24 of the last 28 flights.

Arrived

17 min early

Official source · Updated

Departure

Houston

IAH

Actual

Scheduled 07:10

Nov 14

Arrival

Washington

DCA

Actual

Scheduled 10:48

Nov 14

Times shown in airport local time

Service date: · Scheduled departure date (America/Chicago)

Flight details

Departure · UTC

Scheduled
Estimated
Not available
Actual

Arrival · UTC

Scheduled
Estimated
Not available
Actual

Route overview: Houston → WashingtonIAHDCA
Houston → Washington

Recent arrivals

Dates below are arrival dates in the destination airport’s time zone. The detailed history uses service dates.

  • Houston → Washington

    17 min early

  • Houston → Washington

    30 min early

  • Houston → Washington

    15 min early

  • Houston → Washington

    42 min late

  • Houston → Washington

    On schedule (10 min behind)

Is AA5281 usually late?

Period: Oct 15, 2026 – Nov 14, 2026

Arrivals tracked
28
On time
86%
of 28 arrivals
Late
14%
of 28 arrivals
Cancelled
0%
of 28 flights
Median arrival delay
3 min early
9 in 10 arrived within
43 min

On time means arriving no more than 15 minutes after the scheduled time; late means more than 15 minutes after. Cancelled and diverted flights are counted apart from arrivals. Compares scheduled and actual arrival times. Cancelled and diverted flights are left out. Some flights may be missing.

How flight status works

At the airports today

Houston (IAH) departures

Left more than 15 min late
16 of 42
Cancelled today
52
Flights from Houston to Washington today

Washington (DCA) departures

Left more than 15 min late
16 of 53
Cancelled today
55

Related flights

All American Airlines flights

Flight history and details
AA5281 Recent arrival history
Service dateDepartureArrivalActualArrival delay (minutes)
Nov 14, 2026ArrivedHoustonWashington-17
Nov 13, 2026ArrivedHoustonWashington-30
Nov 12, 2026ArrivedHoustonWashington-15
Nov 11, 2026ArrivedHoustonWashington42
Nov 10, 2026ArrivedHoustonWashington10
Nov 9, 2026ArrivedHoustonWashington-3
Nov 7, 2026ArrivedHoustonWashington-23
Nov 6, 2026ArrivedHoustonWashington-18
Nov 5, 2026ArrivedHoustonWashington-1
Nov 4, 2026ArrivedHoustonWashington116
Nov 3, 2026ArrivedHoustonWashington5
Nov 2, 2026ArrivedHoustonWashington4
Oct 31, 2026ArrivedHebronCharlotte-2
Oct 30, 2026ArrivedHebronCharlotte4
Oct 29, 2026ArrivedHebronCharlotte-14
Oct 28, 2026ArrivedHebronCharlotte6
Oct 27, 2026ArrivedHebronCharlotte-24
Oct 26, 2026ArrivedHebronCharlotte-8
Oct 25, 2026ArrivedHebronCharlotte8
Oct 24, 2026ArrivedHebronCharlotte-20
Oct 23, 2026ArrivedHebronCharlotte120
Oct 22, 2026ArrivedHebronCharlotte7
Oct 21, 2026ArrivedHebronCharlotte-7
Oct 20, 2026ArrivedHebronCharlotte-29
Oct 19, 2026ArrivedHebronCharlotte-3
Oct 18, 2026ArrivedHebronCharlotte-18
Oct 17, 2026ArrivedHebronCharlotte-8
Oct 16, 2026ArrivedHebronCharlotte48
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