Historical on-time performance
Cleveland to Washington
Flights on CLE–IAD arrive on time 86% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 772 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.
- United AirlinesOn-time87%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.3%Flights658
- Republic AirwaysOn-time80%Medianon timep9035 minCancel2.6%Flights114
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline24%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft63%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline20%
- Weather80%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 5 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 CLE → IAD
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 77% to 95% on time.
- Mornings95% on time · p90 on time · 857 flights
- Middays93% on time · p90 5 min · 544 flights
- Evenings79% on time · p90 40 min · 457 flights
- Afternoons77% on time · p90 25 min · 452 flights
- Overnights77% on time · p90 90 min · 162 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 83% to 91% on time.
- Tuesdays91% on time · p90 10 min · 385 flights
- Saturdays90% on time · p90 5 min · 260 flights
- Fridays88% on time · p90 15 min · 366 flights
- Thursdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 367 flights
- Wednesdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 361 flights
- Mondays86% on time · p90 15 min · 388 flights
- Sundays83% on time · p90 20 min · 345 flights
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