Historical on-time performance
Buffalo to Washington
Flights on BUF–DCA arrive on time 61% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 936 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 timep9040 minCancel1.2%Flights169
- PSA AirlinesOn-time60%Medianon timep90115 minCancel6.0%Flights704
- Envoy AirOn-time51%Median10 minp90150 minCancel12.7%Flights63
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Late aircraft50%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline2%
- Weather81%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 52 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 BUF → 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 — 84% on time.
- Mornings84% on time · p90 25 min · 1,093 flights
- Middays71% on time · p90 65 min · 1,217 flights
- Evenings58% on time · p90 100 min · 960 flights
- Afternoons57% on time · p90 115 min · 236 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 68% to 74% on time.
- Tuesdays74% on time · p90 70 min · 520 flights
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 65 min · 390 flights
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 70 min · 513 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 70 min · 525 flights
- Wednesdays69% on time · p90 55 min · 517 flights
- Fridays69% on time · p90 70 min · 520 flights
- Mondays68% on time · p90 70 min · 521 flights
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