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AA 5602 on time

American Airlines 5602: Louisville to Washington at 11:08 a.m.; Washington to Louisville at 8:26 a.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for SDF → DCA, its busiest leg

On time
70%
151 flights · likely 62–76%
Cancelled
7.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−6 min
median vs schedule
When late
+101 min
average delay
Similar flights
72%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 AA 5602 flights from Louisville arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (30%); 7.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 6 minutes early.

AA 5602: SDF → DCA

Scheduled to leave Louisville at 11:08 a.m. local time, operated by PSA Airlines as OH 5602. Over the past year it arrived on time 70% of the time (151 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (72%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

20%60%100%May 2025: 72% on time (29 flights)72MayJun 2025: 60% on time (30 flights)60JunJul 2025: 68% on time (31 flights)68JulAug 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87AugSep 2025: too few flights (2 flights)SepOct 2025: 100% on time (26 flights)100OctNov 2025: 67% on time (24 flights)67NovDec 2025: 33% on time (15 flights)33DecJan 2026: 69% on time (26 flights)69JanFeb 2026: 57% on time (28 flights)57FebMar 2026: too few flights (7 flights)MarAug 2026: 87% on time (23 flights)87Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2471%
Tuesday2467%
Wednesday2475%
Thursday2264%
Friday2273%
Saturday17—
Sunday18—

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 52%Late inbound plane 38%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 10%

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AA 5602: DCA → SDF

Scheduled to leave Washington at 8:26 a.m. local time, operated by PSA Airlines as OH 5602. Over the past year it arrived on time 70% of the time (151 flights), worse than other AA flights on the route at that hour (76%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

20%60%100%May 2025: 62% on time (29 flights)62MayJun 2025: 63% on time (30 flights)63JunJul 2025: 74% on time (31 flights)74JulAug 2025: 74% on time (31 flights)74AugSep 2025: too few flights (2 flights)SepOct 2025: 96% on time (26 flights)96OctNov 2025: 75% on time (24 flights)75NovDec 2025: 27% on time (15 flights)27DecJan 2026: 69% on time (26 flights)69JanFeb 2026: 64% on time (28 flights)64FebMar 2026: too few flights (7 flights)MarAug 2026: 74% on time (23 flights)74Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2463%
Tuesday2475%
Wednesday2471%
Thursday2277%
Friday2264%
Saturday17—
Sunday18—

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 50%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 29%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 20%Severe weather 1%

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Questions

How often is AA 5602 from SDF to DCA late?

American Airlines 5602 from Louisville, KY to Washington, DC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 30% of 151 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 7.3% were cancelled.

How often is AA 5602 from DCA to SDF late?

American Airlines 5602 from Washington, DC to Louisville, KY arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 30% of 151 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 8.0% 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.