Historical on-time performance
Bangor to Washington
590 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BGR–DCA arrive on time 64% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate64%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay70 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled5.3%of scheduled flights
based on 884 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesbestOn-time71%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.5%Flights204
- PSA AirlinesOn-time62%Medianon timep9080 minCancel6.5%Flights680
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline24%
- Weather8%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft51%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline17%
- Weather72%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Security2%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 47 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 BGR → DCA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 82% on time.
- Mornings82% on time · p90 25 min · 1,064 flights
- Middays71% on time · p90 65 min · 996 flights
- Evenings63% on time · p90 85 min · 768 flights
- Afternoons57% on time · p90 120 min · 217 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 68% to 75% on time.
- Tuesdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 420 flights
- Wednesdays73% on time · p90 60 min · 426 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 75 min · 434 flights
- Saturdays72% on time · p90 55 min · 397 flights
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 55 min · 451 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 60 min · 456 flights
- Sundays68% on time · p90 80 min · 461 flights
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