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AA 2985 on time

American Airlines 2985: Raleigh to Washington at 6:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
84%
120 flights · likely 77–90%
Cancelled
2.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−14 min
median vs schedule
When late
+38 min
average delay
Similar flights
76%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 6 AA 2985 flights from Raleigh arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (16%); 2.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 14 minutes early.

AA 2985: RDU → DCA

Scheduled to leave Raleigh at 6:00 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 84% of the time (120 flights), better than other AA flights on the route at that hour (76%). Last seen in the data Aug 4, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Aug 2024: 81% on time (31 flights)81AugSep 2024: too few flights (3 flights)SepOct 2024: 95% on time (21 flights)95OctNov 2024: too few flights (3 flights)NovAug 2025: 76% on time (25 flights)76AugSep 2025: 96% on time (26 flights)96SepOct 2025: 90% on time (29 flights)90OctNov 2025: too few flights (1 flights)NovMay 2026: too few flights (8 flights)MayJun 2026: 81% on time (26 flights)81JunJul 2026: 70% on time (27 flights)70JulAug 2026: too few flights (3 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday19—
Tuesday2075%
Wednesday19—
Thursday19—
Friday2090%
Saturday2085%
Sunday3—

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 65%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 30%Late inbound plane 5%

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Questions

How often is AA 2985 from RDU to DCA late?

American Airlines 2985 from Raleigh/Durham, NC to Washington, DC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 16% of 120 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.5% 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.