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AA 2839 on time

American Airlines 2839: Charlotte to Washington at 2:38 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
55%
127 flights · likely 46–63%
Cancelled
4.7%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+8 min
median vs schedule
When late
+105 min
average delay
Similar flights
48%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 2 AA 2839 flights from Charlotte arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (45%); 4.7% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 8 minutes late.

AA 2839: CLT → DCA

Scheduled to leave Charlotte at 2:38 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 55% of the time (127 flights), better than other AA flights on the route at that hour (48%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

20%60%100%Jun 2025: 46% on time (26 flights)46JunJul 2025: 32% on time (31 flights)32JulAug 2025: too few flights (5 flights)AugOct 2025: 81% on time (26 flights)81OctMay 2026: too few flights (11 flights)MayJun 2026: 60% on time (30 flights)60JunJul 2026: 45% on time (29 flights)45JulAug 2026: 32% on time (31 flights)32Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday19—
Tuesday18—
Wednesday18—
Thursday19—
Friday18—
Saturday17—
Sunday18—

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 43%Late inbound plane 34%Severe weather 12%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 10%

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Questions

How often is AA 2839 from CLT to DCA late?

American Airlines 2839 from Charlotte, NC to Washington, DC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 45% of 127 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 4.7% 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.