Historical on-time performance
Washington to Asheville
384 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DCA–AVL arrive on time 68% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate68%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled4.8%of scheduled flights
based on 477 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- PSA AirlinesOn-time68%Medianon timep9065 minCancel4.8%Flights477
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline24%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Late aircraft47%
- Security1%
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 DCA → AVL
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 62% to 83% on time.
- Mornings83% on time · p90 20 min · 403 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 30 min · 628 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 70 min · 383 flights
- Afternoons62% on time · p90 75 min · 186 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 78% on time.
- Sundays78% on time · p90 35 min · 227 flights
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 234 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 231 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 45 min · 228 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 40 min · 222 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 55 min · 231 flights
- Thursdays70% on time · p90 55 min · 227 flights
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