Historical on-time performance
Washington to Bangor
590 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DCA–BGR arrive on time 63% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate63%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay85 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled7.2%of scheduled flights
based on 887 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesbestOn-time77%Medianon timep9030 minCancel2.0%Flights204
- PSA AirlinesOn-time59%Medianon timep90100 minCancel8.8%Flights683
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline31%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft54%
- 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 DCA → BGR
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 63% to 79% on time.
- Middays79% on time · p90 35 min · 646 flights
- Mornings78% on time · p90 35 min · 332 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 55 min · 997 flights
- Overnights63% on time · p90 70 min · 989 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 67% to 76% on time.
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 381 flights
- Tuesdays72% on time · p90 55 min · 414 flights
- Wednesdays72% on time · p90 55 min · 434 flights
- Fridays71% on time · p90 50 min · 445 flights
- Thursdays70% on time · p90 50 min · 441 flights
- Sundays68% on time · p90 75 min · 450 flights
- Mondays67% on time · p90 75 min · 417 flights
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