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AA5589 American Airlines - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about American Airlines flight AA5589, which currently operates between the airports of Washington - Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (Airport Code DCA) and Raleigh/Durham - Raleigh-Durham International Airport (Airport Code RDU).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Sunday, August 16, 2026.

AA5589 On Time performance:
25
We have calculated the percentage of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled time, or earlier, based on real flight data from the last 3 months. More about punctuality and delays

Flight Status

AA5589 American Airlines from Washington

Scheduled
Flight Status for Sunday August 16, 2026

Airline information

American Airlines
American Airlines
Equipment: Canadair (Bombardier) Regional Jet 700 and Challenger 870

Departure

Washington (DCA)
August 16, 2026
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
Estimated Departure Time:
08:31 pm
Terminal:
2
Gate:
E46
Scheduled Departure Time: 08:31 pm

Arrival

Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
August 16, 2026
Raleigh-Durham International Airport
Scheduled Arrival Time:
09:59 pm
Terminal:
2
Gate:
C16
Scheduled Arrival Time: 09:59 pm
Baggage: 4
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Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight AA5589?
The flight AA5589 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight AA5589?
The distance between the two airports is 227 miles.

Which is the flight time of flight AA5589?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 01:28 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 01:35 hours.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
Yes, both airports are in the same timezone.

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between Washington and Raleigh/Durham:

American Airlines
- Flight Number: AA2083. (On Time performance: 45 - Average Delay: 72 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA4014. (On Time performance: 38 - Average Delay: 43 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA4015. (On Time performance: 89 - Average Delay: 5 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA4700. (On Time performance: 86 - Average Delay: 9 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA4752. (On Time performance: 33 - Average Delay: 76 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA5347. (On Time performance: 45 - Average Delay: 63 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA5367. (On Time performance: 51 - Average Delay: 56 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA5404. (On Time performance: 33 - Average Delay: 136 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA5581. (On Time performance: 77 - Average Delay: 13 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA5626. (On Time performance: 63 - Average Delay: 52 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA5627. (On Time performance: 56 - Average Delay: 28 minutes)

Delta Air Lines
- Flight Number: DL5269. (On Time performance: 75 - Average Delay: 19 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL5322. (On Time performance: 57 - Average Delay: 56 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL5428. (On Time performance: 46 - Average Delay: 71 minutes)

Punctuality and delays

We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.

In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from August 05, 2026 to August 13, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 8
On Time: 2 ( 25 % )
Moderate Delay: 1 ( 13 % )
Significant Delay: 1 ( 13 % )
Major Delay: 4 ( 50 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 79 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Week: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by weekday due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions
Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from August 03, 2025 to February 06, 2026. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

Note: We have excluded some months from the graph, since the quantity and quality of the data is not representative enough.

Last Past Flights AA5589

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Friday
14 August
08:24 pm
Washington (DCA)
09:57 pm
Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
01h 33min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Thursday
13 August
08:24 pm
Washington (DCA)
09:52 pm
Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
01h 28min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
12 August
08:55 pm
Washington (DCA)
10:38 pm
Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
01h 43min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - Delayed
Tuesday
11 August
11:47 pm
Washington (DCA)
12:58 am
Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
01h 11min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - Delayed
Monday
10 August
08:44 pm
Washington (DCA)
10:12 pm
Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
01h 28min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Sunday
09 August
10:49 pm
Washington (DCA)
12:23 am
Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
01h 34min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - Delayed
Friday
07 August
09:31 pm
Washington (DCA)
10:59 pm
Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
01h 28min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Thursday
06 August
11:32 pm
Washington (DCA)
01:00 am
Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
01h 28min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Wednesday
05 August
08:24 pm
Washington (DCA)
10:18 pm
Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
01h 54min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - Delayed