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AA 4781 on time

American Airlines 4781: Washington to New York at 5:45 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
57%
295 flights · likely 52–63%
Cancelled
6.1%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+5 min
median vs schedule
When late
+88 min
average delay
Similar flights
46%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 2 AA 4781 flights from Washington arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (43%); 6.1% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 5 minutes late.

AA 4781: DCA → JFK

Scheduled to leave Washington at 5:45 p.m. local time, operated by Republic Airways as YX 4781. Over the past year it arrived on time 57% of the time (295 flights), better than other AA flights on the route at that hour (46%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

30%65%100%Aug 2025: 65% on time (31 flights)65AugSep 2025: 60% on time (30 flights)60SepOct 2025: 65% on time (31 flights)65OctNov 2025: 38% on time (29 flights)38NovDec 2025: 48% on time (23 flights)48DecJan 2026: 50% on time (26 flights)50JanFeb 2026: too few flights (11 flights)FebApr 2026: 79% on time (24 flights)79AprMay 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68MayJun 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73JunJul 2026: 43% on time (30 flights)43JulAug 2026: 60% on time (30 flights)60Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4351%
Tuesday4461%
Wednesday4374%
Thursday4151%
Friday4248%
Saturday4166%
Sunday4149%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 37%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 29%Severe weather 20%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 14%

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Questions

How often is AA 4781 from DCA to JFK late?

American Airlines 4781 from Washington, DC to New York, NY arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 43% of 295 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 6.1% 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.