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AA 2897 on time

American Airlines 2897: Miami to Washington at 8:45 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
74%
193 flights · likely 67–80%
Cancelled
1.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−6 min
median vs schedule
When late
+64 min
average delay
Similar flights
70%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 AA 2897 flights from Miami arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (26%); 1.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 6 minutes early.

AA 2897: MIA → DCA

Scheduled to leave Miami at 8:45 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 74% of the time (193 flights), better than other AA flights on the route at that hour (70%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

20%60%100%May 2025: 65% on time (31 flights)65MayJun 2025: 60% on time (30 flights)60JunJul 2025: 40% on time (30 flights)40JulAug 2025: 68% on time (31 flights)68AugSep 2025: 88% on time (26 flights)88SepOct 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83OctNov 2025: too few flights (1 flights)NovApr 2026: 79% on time (24 flights)79AprMay 2026: 83% on time (29 flights)83MayJun 2026: 81% on time (26 flights)81JunJul 2026: 33% on time (30 flights)33JulAug 2026: 74% on time (27 flights)74Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3070%
Tuesday3077%
Wednesday3067%
Thursday3090%
Friday3070%
Saturday14—
Sunday2979%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 37%Late inbound plane 36%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 17%Severe weather 9%

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Questions

How often is AA 2897 from MIA to DCA late?

American Airlines 2897 from Miami, FL to Washington, DC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 26% of 193 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.0% 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.