Historical on-time performance
Birmingham to Washington
653 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BHM–DCA arrive on time 69% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate69%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled5.7%of scheduled flights
based on 922 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- PSA AirlinesOn-time69%Medianon timep9065 minCancel5.7%Flights922
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline37%
- Weather16%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Late aircraft34%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly BHM → DCA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 84% on time.
- Mornings84% on time · p90 20 min · 1,145 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 50 min · 968 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 70 min · 416 flights
- Evenings69% on time · p90 55 min · 481 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 85% on time.
- Saturdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 320 flights
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 45 min · 461 flights
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 456 flights
- Sundays78% on time · p90 55 min · 405 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 60 min · 464 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 449 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 50 min · 455 flights
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