Historical on-time performance
Asheville to Washington
384 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on AVL–DCA arrive on time 59% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate59%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay70 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled7.8%of scheduled flights
based on 476 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- PSA AirlinesOn-time59%Medianon timep9070 minCancel7.8%Flights476
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline15%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)22%
- Late aircraft60%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly AVL → DCA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 51% to 81% on time.
- Middays81% on time · p90 30 min · 589 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 35 min · 375 flights
- Evenings51% on time · p90 85 min · 634 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 66% to 70% on time.
- Saturdays70% on time · p90 65 min · 221 flights
- Sundays69% on time · p90 65 min · 227 flights
- Wednesdays69% on time · p90 55 min · 232 flights
- Tuesdays68% on time · p90 50 min · 233 flights
- Mondays67% on time · p90 80 min · 232 flights
- Fridays66% on time · p90 55 min · 228 flights
- Thursdays66% on time · p90 70 min · 227 flights
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