Historical on-time performance
Washington to Burlington
437 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DCA–BTV arrive on time 67% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate67%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled4.0%of scheduled flights
based on 1,205 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysbestOn-time86%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.0%Flights58
- American AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9060 minCancel2.4%Flights170
- PSA AirlinesOn-time65%Medianon timep9065 minCancel4.5%Flights977
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft58%
- 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 → BTV
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 69% to 80% on time.
- Middays80% on time · p90 35 min · 1,527 flights
- Afternoons78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,051 flights
- Mornings76% on time · p90 40 min · 185 flights · limited
- Evenings70% on time · p90 55 min · 142 flights · limited
- Overnights69% on time · p90 60 min · 997 flights
Best day of week
Saturdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 83% on time.
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 45 min · 419 flights
- Sundays78% on time · p90 40 min · 584 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 580 flights
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 581 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 45 min · 586 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 45 min · 575 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 50 min · 577 flights
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