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AA2856 American Airlines - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about American Airlines flight AA2856, which currently operates between the airports of Dallas - Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (Airport Code DFW) and Dulles - Washington Dulles International Airport (Airport Code IAD).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Saturday, April 18, 2026.

AA2856 On Time performance:
71
We have calculated the percentage of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled time, or earlier, based on real flight data from the last 3 months. More about punctuality and delays

Flight Status

AA2856 American Airlines to Dulles

Scheduled - On-time
Flight Status for Saturday April 18, 2026
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (April 17, 2026). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (April 19, 2026). See it here

Airline information

American Airlines
American Airlines
Equipment: Boeing 737MAX 8 Passenger

Departure

Dallas (DFW)
April 18, 2026
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
Estimated Departure Time:
07:29 pm
Terminal:
B
Gate:
B9
Scheduled Departure Time: 07:29 pm

Arrival

Dulles (IAD)
April 18, 2026
Washington Dulles International Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
11:26 pm
Terminal:
-
Gate:
B73
Scheduled Arrival Time: 11:26 pm
Baggage: 12
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Codeshare Flights

This flight is shared with other airlines, this means that these other flights are the same:

- AS6190 - Alaska Airlines

- CX7671 - Cathay Pacific

- QF4585 - Qantas

- QR7559 - Qatar Airways

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight AA2856?
The flight AA2856 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight AA2856?
The distance between the two airports is 1171 miles.

Which is the flight time of flight AA2856?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 02:57 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 02:44 hours.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in Dallas: 2026-04-18 12:28:18
Current Time in Dulles: 2026-04-18 13:28:18

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between Dallas and Dulles:

American Airlines
- Flight Number: AA1291. (On Time performance: 68 - Average Delay: 26 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA2131. (On Time performance: 86 - Average Delay: 6 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA2414. (On Time performance: 71 - Average Delay: 31 minutes)

Frontier Airlines
- Flight Number: F93208. (On Time performance: 92 - Average Delay: 3 minutes)

United Airlines
- Flight Number: UA1240. (On Time performance: 88 - Average Delay: 8 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2639. (On Time performance: 92 - Average Delay: 6 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA358. (On Time performance: 92 - Average Delay: 6 minutes)

Punctuality and delays

We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.

In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from April 07, 2026 to April 13, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 7
On Time: 5 ( 71 % )
Moderate Delay: 1 ( 14 % )
Significant Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Major Delay: 1 ( 14 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 16 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Week: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by weekday due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions
Delays analyzed by Month: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by month due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions

Last Past Flights AA2856

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Friday
17 April
07:27 pm
Dallas (DFW)
11:09 pm
Dulles (IAD)
02h 42min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Thursday
16 April
09:03 pm
Dallas (DFW)
12:41 am
Dulles (IAD)
02h 38min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - Delayed
Wednesday
15 April
07:23 pm
Dallas (DFW)
11:01 pm
Dulles (IAD)
02h 38min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
14 April
07:41 pm
Dallas (DFW)
11:16 pm
Dulles (IAD)
02h 35min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Monday
13 April
07:39 pm
Dallas (DFW)
11:21 pm
Dulles (IAD)
02h 42min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Sunday
12 April
08:07 pm
Dallas (DFW)
11:50 pm
Dulles (IAD)
02h 43min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - Delayed
Saturday
11 April
07:29 pm
Dallas (DFW)
11:14 pm
Dulles (IAD)
02h 45min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Friday
10 April
08:57 pm
Dallas (DFW)
12:49 am
Dulles (IAD)
02h 52min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - Delayed
Thursday
09 April
07:25 pm
Dallas (DFW)
11:10 pm
Dulles (IAD)
02h 45min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
08 April
07:51 pm
Dallas (DFW)
11:29 pm
Dulles (IAD)
02h 38min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time