Historical on-time performance
Burlington to Washington
Flights on BTV–DCA arrive on time 60% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 997 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Not enough comparable data to name a most-on-time carrier — low-data carriers aren't ranked.
- Republic AirwaysOn-time70%Medianon timep9055 minCancel10.0%Flights30
- American AirlinesOn-time62%Median5 minp90105 minCancel4.3%Flights116
- PSA AirlinesOn-time60%Medianon timep90110 minCancel4.9%Flights851
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline33%
- Weather17%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft34%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline8%
- Weather80%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 50 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 BTV → 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 — 79% on time.
- Mornings79% on time · p90 30 min · 1,079 flights
- Middays70% on time · p90 70 min · 1,182 flights
- Afternoons67% on time · p90 80 min · 520 flights
- Evenings64% on time · p90 75 min · 1,127 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 67% to 75% on time.
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 60 min · 438 flights
- Tuesdays74% on time · p90 55 min · 571 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 70 min · 578 flights
- Mondays69% on time · p90 60 min · 583 flights
- Wednesdays69% on time · p90 65 min · 578 flights
- Thursdays67% on time · p90 70 min · 578 flights
- Fridays67% on time · p90 65 min · 582 flights
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