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AA 1518 on time

American Airlines 1518: Washington to Charlotte at 8:32 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
85%
209 flights · likely 80–89%
Cancelled
3.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−11 min
median vs schedule
When late
+238 min
average delay
Similar flights
80%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 7 AA 1518 flights from Washington arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (15%); 3.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 11 minutes early.

AA 1518: DCA → CLT

Scheduled to leave Washington at 8:32 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 85% of the time (209 flights), better than other AA flights on the route at that hour (80%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%May 2025: 71% on time (31 flights)71MayJun 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80JunJul 2025: 81% on time (31 flights)81JulAug 2025: 74% on time (31 flights)74AugSep 2025: 77% on time (30 flights)77SepOct 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90OctNov 2025: too few flights (1 flights)NovApr 2026: 88% on time (24 flights)88AprMay 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90MayJun 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80JunJul 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84JulAug 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3077%
Tuesday3093%
Wednesday3083%
Thursday3090%
Friday3077%
Saturday3083%
Sunday2993%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 57%Late inbound plane 38%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 5%

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Questions

How often is AA 1518 from DCA to CLT late?

American Airlines 1518 from Washington, DC to Charlotte, NC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 15% of 209 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.4% 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.