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AA 1178 on time

American Airlines 1178: Washington to Miami at 5:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
90%
181 flights · likely 85–94%
Cancelled
2.8%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−18 min
median vs schedule
When late
+152 min
average delay
Similar flights
90%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 10 AA 1178 flights from Washington arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (10%); 2.8% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 18 minutes early.

AA 1178: DCA → MIA

Scheduled to leave Washington at 5:00 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 90% of the time (181 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (90%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Apr 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90MayJun 2025: 97% on time (30 flights)97JunJul 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80JulAug 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90AugSep 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93SepOct 2025: too few flights (5 flights)OctApr 2026: 83% on time (24 flights)83AprMay 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87MayJun 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93JunJul 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90JulAug 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2685%
Tuesday2696%
Wednesday2688%
Thursday2696%
Friday2692%
Saturday2692%
Sunday2580%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 51%Late inbound plane 44%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 5%

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Questions

How often is AA 1178 from DCA to MIA late?

American Airlines 1178 from Washington, DC to Miami, FL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 10% of 181 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.8% 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.