Historical on-time performance
Columbia to Washington
Flights on CAE–DCA arrive on time 66% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 998 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-time87%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.0%Flights53
- PSA AirlinesOn-time65%Medianon timep9075 minCancel7.4%Flights945
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline37%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Late aircraft45%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline1%
- Weather81%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Security1%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 70 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 CAE → DCA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 51% to 81% on time.
- Mornings81% on time · p90 25 min · 1,007 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,093 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 50 min · 159 flights · limited
- Evenings51% on time · p90 95 min · 927 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 64% to 79% on time.
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 30 min · 310 flights
- Wednesdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 492 flights
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 60 min · 485 flights
- Tuesdays70% on time · p90 70 min · 494 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 80 min · 447 flights
- Mondays69% on time · p90 55 min · 493 flights
- Fridays64% on time · p90 65 min · 492 flights
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