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AA2159

Boston (BOS) to Washington (DCA) · scheduled 6:00 AM – 7:50 AM

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How AA2159 performs

778 operations, 2023-07-01 to 2026-06-30.

On-time arrivals
92.7%
710 of 766 completed
Cancellation rate
1.54%
12 cancelled
Median arrival delay
-13 min
Average -6.5 min
Severe delays
3.0%
Arrived 60+ minutes late
Delay when late
91 min
Average, when 15+ min late
Departure punctuality
92.2%
Left the gate on time

AA2159 arrived on time 92.7% of the time, against 77.5% for all BOSDCA flights — this specific departure is 15.2 percentage points better than the route as a whole. Against American Airlines’s own flights on this route it is 15.1 points better.

Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 778 operations between 2023-07-01 to 2026-06-30

Against the rest of the route

On timeCancelledMedian delaySevereFlights
AA215992.7%1.54%-13 min3.0%778
American Airlines on BOSDCA77.6%2.67%-8 min10.5%6,105
All BOSDCA flights77.5%2.67%-8 min9.1%27,809

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2023-07-01 to 2026-06-30

Other routes AA2159 has flown

A flight number is a slot in a schedule, and carriers reassign it. These are the other city pairs this number served in the analysis period.

RouteOperatedFlightsOn time
LAXDFW Los Angeles to Dallas–Fort Worth2026-03-082026-04-0630
ORDPHX Chicago to Phoenix2026-02-122026-03-0724
PHXJFK Phoenix to New York2026-01-062026-02-1137
DFWSDF Dallas–Fort Worth to Louisville2025-12-182026-01-0519
PHXDFW Phoenix to Dallas–Fort Worth2025-12-032025-12-1715
STLDFW St. Louis to Dallas–Fort Worth2025-11-022025-12-0229
DFWSTL Dallas–Fort Worth to St. Louis2025-11-202025-12-0213
DFWMIA Dallas–Fort Worth to Miami2025-10-052025-10-051
MIASTT Miami to Charlotte Amalie2025-02-132025-03-0521
STTMIA Charlotte Amalie to Miami2025-02-132025-03-0521
AMADFW Amarillo to Dallas–Fort Worth2024-12-062024-12-1813
PHLBOS Philadelphia to Boston2024-11-052024-12-0426

Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route AA2159 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.

Data and methodology

Calculated by FlyerIntel from 778 records of AA2159 operating BOSDCA, published by the US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. A flight counts as delayed when it arrives 15 or more minutes after schedule. Cancelled and diverted flights are excluded from the on-time rate and reported separately. Flight numbers are resolved as carrier plus number plus route, because the same number serves different routes over time.

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