Historical on-time performance
Washington to Columbia
Flights on DCA–CAE arrive on time 62% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 999 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-time83%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.0%Flights54
- PSA AirlinesOn-time61%Medianon timep9075 minCancel7.0%Flights945
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft56%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline2%
- Weather83%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Security2%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 66 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 → CAE
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 58% to 80% on time.
- Mornings80% on time · p90 30 min · 1,026 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 40 min · 196 flights · limited
- Evenings66% on time · p90 65 min · 915 flights
- Afternoons60% on time · p90 85 min · 240 flights
- Overnights58% on time · p90 80 min · 832 flights
Best day of week
Saturdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 77% on time.
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 311 flights
- Wednesdays70% on time · p90 50 min · 490 flights
- Thursdays70% on time · p90 60 min · 485 flights
- Tuesdays69% on time · p90 55 min · 493 flights
- Mondays66% on time · p90 60 min · 491 flights
- Fridays66% on time · p90 65 min · 492 flights
- Sundays65% on time · p90 70 min · 447 flights
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