Historical on-time performance
Washington to Cleveland
310 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DCA–CLE arrive on time 60% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate60%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay80 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled7.9%of scheduled flights
based on 1,524 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysbestOn-time93%Medianon timep90on timeCancel0.0%Flights30
- PSA AirlinesOn-time59%Medianon timep9080 minCancel8.1%Flights1,494
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline27%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft57%
- 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 → CLE
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 877 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,172 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 55 min · 789 flights
- Overnights65% on time · p90 60 min · 940 flights
- Evenings65% on time · p90 80 min · 611 flights
Best day of week
Saturdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 83% on time.
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 35 min · 373 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 696 flights
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 703 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 50 min · 702 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 40 min · 680 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 55 min · 675 flights
- Sundays69% on time · p90 70 min · 560 flights
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