Historical on-time performance
Bush Field to Washington
468 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on AGS–DCA arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay15 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled6.6%of scheduled flights
based on 227 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- PSA AirlinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9015 minCancel6.6%Flights227
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline56%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Late aircraft29%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather80%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 15 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly AGS → DCA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 76% on time.
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 152 flights · limited
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 137 flights · limited
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 60 min · 148 flights · limited
- Sundays74% on time · p90 80 min · 159 flights · limited
- Wednesdays74% on time · p90 40 min · 156 flights · limited
- Fridays73% on time · p90 55 min · 154 flights · limited
- Mondays70% on time · p90 90 min · 157 flights · limited
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