Historical on-time performance
Charleston to Washington
249 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CRW–DCA arrive on time 82% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate82%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay20 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled5.7%of scheduled flights
based on 245 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- PSA AirlinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9020 minCancel5.7%Flights245
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline71%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)6%
- Late aircraft19%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline7%
- Weather71%
- Air traffic (NAS)21%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 14 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 CRW → DCA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 80% to 85% on time.
- Thursdays85% on time · p90 15 min · 146 flights · limited
- Saturdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 143 flights · limited
- Fridays82% on time · p90 25 min · 148 flights · limited
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 15 min · 150 flights · limited
- Mondays82% on time · p90 25 min · 147 flights · limited
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 40 min · 149 flights · limited
- Sundays80% on time · p90 35 min · 148 flights · limited
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