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AA 527 on time

American Airlines 527: Charlotte to Washington at 8:28 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
57%
163 flights · likely 49–64%
Cancelled
2.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+6 min
median vs schedule
When late
+92 min
average delay
Similar flights
62%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 2 AA 527 flights from Charlotte arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (43%); 2.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 6 minutes late.

AA 527: CLT → DCA

Scheduled to leave Charlotte at 8:28 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 57% of the time (163 flights), worse than other AA flights on the route at that hour (62%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

20%60%100%Apr 2025: 67% on time (30 flights)67AprMay 2025: 45% on time (31 flights)45MayJun 2025: 33% on time (30 flights)33JunJul 2025: 29% on time (31 flights)29JulAug 2025: 39% on time (31 flights)39AugSep 2025: 60% on time (30 flights)60SepOct 2025: 61% on time (31 flights)61OctNov 2025: too few flights (1 flights)NovMay 2026: too few flights (11 flights)MayJun 2026: 63% on time (30 flights)63JunJul 2026: 47% on time (30 flights)47JulAug 2026: 50% on time (30 flights)50Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2446%
Tuesday2273%
Wednesday2370%
Thursday2458%
Friday2446%
Saturday2361%
Sunday2348%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 44%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 35%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 15%Severe weather 6%

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Questions

How often is AA 527 from CLT to DCA late?

American Airlines 527 from Charlotte, NC to Washington, DC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 43% of 163 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.5% 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.