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AA 5603 on time

American Airlines 5603: Columbia to Washington at 6:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
83%
258 flights · likely 77–87%
Cancelled
4.7%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−17 min
median vs schedule
When late
+225 min
average delay
Similar flights
88%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 6 AA 5603 flights from Columbia arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (17%); 4.7% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 17 minutes early.

AA 5603: CAE → DCA

Scheduled to leave Columbia at 6:00 a.m. local time, operated by PSA Airlines as OH 5603. Over the past year it arrived on time 83% of the time (258 flights), worse than other AA flights on the route at that hour (88%). Last seen in the data Aug 5, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Aug 2025: 100% on time (21 flights)100AugSep 2025: too few flights (7 flights)SepOct 2025: 96% on time (26 flights)96OctNov 2025: 77% on time (30 flights)77NovDec 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87DecJan 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65JanFeb 2026: 61% on time (28 flights)61FebMar 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87MarApr 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2026: 90% on time (21 flights)90MayJul 2026: 90% on time (21 flights)90JulAug 2026: too few flights (3 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3884%
Tuesday3985%
Wednesday3992%
Thursday3678%
Friday3776%
Saturday3272%
Sunday3789%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 69%Late inbound plane 24%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 7%

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Questions

How often is AA 5603 from CAE to DCA late?

American Airlines 5603 from Columbia, SC to Washington, DC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 17% of 258 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 4.7% 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.