Historical on-time performance
Asheville to Washington
384 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on AVL–DCA arrive on time 60% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate60%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled6.9%of scheduled flights
based on 391 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- PSA AirlinesOn-time60%Medianon timep9065 minCancel6.9%Flights391
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline16%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)23%
- Late aircraft57%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline4%
- Weather78%
- Air traffic (NAS)19%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 27 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 AVL → DCA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 79% on time.
- Middays79% on time · p90 40 min · 498 flights
- Afternoons68% on time · p90 55 min · 465 flights
- Evenings51% on time · p90 85 min · 645 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 61% to 69% on time.
- Saturdays69% on time · p90 65 min · 224 flights
- Sundays66% on time · p90 70 min · 229 flights
- Tuesdays65% on time · p90 60 min · 233 flights
- Wednesdays64% on time · p90 65 min · 232 flights
- Mondays63% on time · p90 85 min · 232 flights
- Fridays63% on time · p90 60 min · 230 flights
- Thursdays61% on time · p90 80 min · 230 flights
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