Historical on-time performance
Cleveland to Washington
310 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CLE–DCA arrive on time 62% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate62%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay85 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled7.8%of scheduled flights
based on 1,525 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Republic AirwaysOn-time77%Medianon timep9060 minCancel0.0%Flights30
- PSA AirlinesOn-time62%Medianon timep9085 minCancel8.0%Flights1,495
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline29%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)23%
- Late aircraft47%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly CLE → 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 — 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 15 min · 1,661 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 50 min · 788 flights
- Evenings65% on time · p90 70 min · 984 flights
- Afternoons64% on time · p90 80 min · 678 flights
- Overnights62% on time · p90 85 min · 279 flights
Best day of week
Saturdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 83% on time.
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 372 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 699 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 60 min · 680 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 55 min · 704 flights
- Tuesdays75% on time · p90 55 min · 700 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 55 min · 675 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 65 min · 561 flights
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