ON TIMEBOARD

AA 2903 on time

American Airlines 2903: Washington to Chicago at 6:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
70%
342 flights · likely 65–75%
Cancelled
5.6%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−9 min
median vs schedule
When late
+98 min
average delay
Similar flights
81%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 AA 2903 flights from Washington arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (30%); 5.6% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 9 minutes early.

AA 2903: DCA → ORD

Scheduled to leave Washington at 6:00 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 70% of the time (342 flights), worse than other AA flights on the route at that hour (81%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 73% on time (30 flights)73SepOct 2025: 71% on time (31 flights)71OctNov 2025: 89% on time (28 flights)89NovDec 2025: 80% on time (15 flights)80DecJan 2026: 81% on time (26 flights)81JanFeb 2026: 82% on time (28 flights)82FebMar 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77MarApr 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87AprMay 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65MayJun 2026: 50% on time (30 flights)50JunJul 2026: 48% on time (31 flights)48JulAug 2026: 52% on time (31 flights)52Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5068%
Tuesday5074%
Wednesday5070%
Thursday4865%
Friday4867%
Saturday4978%
Sunday4772%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 44%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 36%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 19%Severe weather 1%

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Questions

How often is AA 2903 from DCA to ORD late?

American Airlines 2903 from Washington, DC to Chicago, IL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 30% of 342 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 5.6% 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.