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AA 3283 on time

American Airlines 3283: Los Angeles to Washington at 8:26 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
78%
137 flights · likely 70–84%
Cancelled
1.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−8 min
median vs schedule
When late
+56 min
average delay
Similar flights
84%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 AA 3283 flights from Los Angeles arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (22%); 1.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 8 minutes early.

AA 3283: LAX → DCA

Scheduled to leave Los Angeles at 8:26 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 78% of the time (137 flights), worse than other AA flights on the route at that hour (84%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Mar 2025: too few flights (2 flights)MarApr 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80AprMay 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87MayJun 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87JunJul 2025: 65% on time (31 flights)65JulAug 2025: 94% on time (31 flights)94AugSep 2025: 70% on time (30 flights)70SepOct 2025: too few flights (5 flights)OctMay 2026: too few flights (11 flights)MayJun 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83JunJul 2026: 67% on time (30 flights)67JulAug 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2085%
Tuesday19—
Wednesday19—
Thursday2085%
Friday2065%
Saturday19—
Sunday2075%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 36%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 30%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 22%Security 12%

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Questions

How often is AA 3283 from LAX to DCA late?

American Airlines 3283 from Los Angeles, CA to Washington, DC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 22% of 137 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.5% 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.