Historical on-time performance
Cleveland to Washington
288 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CLE–IAD arrive on time 85% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate85%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 834 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.
- United AirlinesOn-time86%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.3%Flights587
- Republic AirwaysOn-time83%Medianon timep9020 minCancel1.2%Flights247
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Late aircraft53%
- 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 → IAD
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 78% to 95% on time.
- Mornings95% on time · p90 on time · 870 flights
- Middays93% on time · p90 5 min · 580 flights
- Evenings81% on time · p90 35 min · 409 flights
- Afternoons79% on time · p90 25 min · 447 flights
- Overnights78% on time · p90 90 min · 171 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 84% to 91% on time.
- Saturdays91% on time · p90 5 min · 238 flights
- Tuesdays91% on time · p90 10 min · 397 flights
- Thursdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 368 flights
- Wednesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 373 flights
- Fridays88% on time · p90 15 min · 370 flights
- Mondays87% on time · p90 15 min · 399 flights
- Sundays84% on time · p90 20 min · 332 flights
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