Historical on-time performance
Washington to Columbia
408 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DCA–CAE arrive on time 58% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate58%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay75 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled8.0%of scheduled flights
based on 1,009 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysbestOn-time83%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.0%Flights54
- PSA AirlinesOn-time57%Medianon timep9080 minCancel8.5%Flights955
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather11%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft51%
- 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 → CAE
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 80% on time.
- Mornings80% on time · p90 30 min · 1,001 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 40 min · 189 flights · limited
- Evenings70% on time · p90 55 min · 921 flights
- Afternoons64% on time · p90 75 min · 197 flights · limited
- Overnights63% on time · p90 70 min · 867 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 67% to 79% on time.
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 300 flights
- Wednesdays74% on time · p90 45 min · 492 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 50 min · 480 flights
- Tuesdays72% on time · p90 50 min · 496 flights
- Mondays69% on time · p90 55 min · 494 flights
- Fridays68% on time · p90 55 min · 488 flights
- Sundays67% on time · p90 70 min · 425 flights
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