Historical on-time performance
Washington to Burlington
Flights on DCA–BTV arrive on time 67% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 997 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Not enough comparable data to name a most-on-time carrier — low-data carriers aren't ranked.
- Republic AirwaysOn-time80%Medianon timep9010 minCancel13.3%Flights30
- American AirlinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9055 minCancel3.4%Flights116
- PSA AirlinesOn-time67%Medianon timep9065 minCancel3.4%Flights851
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline29%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft55%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline8%
- Weather76%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 37 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 → BTV
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 67% to 79% on time.
- Middays79% on time · p90 40 min · 1,496 flights
- Mornings76% on time · p90 40 min · 204 flights
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,052 flights
- Evenings71% on time · p90 55 min · 150 flights · limited
- Overnights67% on time · p90 65 min · 1,007 flights
Best day of week
Saturdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 83% on time.
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 45 min · 432 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 45 min · 585 flights
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 571 flights
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 55 min · 578 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 45 min · 583 flights
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 60 min · 579 flights
- Fridays69% on time · p90 55 min · 581 flights
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