Historical on-time performance
Washington to Asheville
384 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DCA–AVL arrive on time 71% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate71%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.8%of scheduled flights
based on 392 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- PSA AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9055 minCancel3.8%Flights392
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline21%
- Weather8%
- Air traffic (NAS)21%
- Late aircraft49%
- Security2%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline7%
- Weather80%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 15 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 DCA → AVL
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 83% on time.
- Mornings83% on time · p90 25 min · 421 flights
- Middays75% on time · p90 45 min · 571 flights
- Evenings66% on time · p90 70 min · 392 flights
- Afternoons63% on time · p90 75 min · 226 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 67% to 78% on time.
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 234 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 35 min · 229 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 40 min · 225 flights
- Wednesdays74% on time · p90 55 min · 231 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 45 min · 230 flights
- Mondays71% on time · p90 60 min · 231 flights
- Thursdays67% on time · p90 55 min · 230 flights
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