Historical on-time performance
Washington to Columbus
Flights on DCA–CMH arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 1,704 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesbestOn-time83%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.0%Flights214
- Republic AirwaysOn-time77%Medianon timep9040 minCancel3.0%Flights908
- Envoy AirOn-time67%Medianon timep9065 minCancel8.2%Flights245
- PSA AirlinesOn-time61%Medianon timep9080 minCancel4.7%Flights337
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline15%
- Weather9%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft59%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline3%
- Weather60%
- Air traffic (NAS)37%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 63 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 → CMH
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 84% on time.
- Middays84% on time · p90 25 min · 2,726 flights
- Mornings82% on time · p90 20 min · 639 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 50 min · 1,322 flights
- Overnights71% on time · p90 55 min · 728 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 65 min · 507 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 82% on time.
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 595 flights
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 896 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 890 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 35 min · 896 flights
- Sundays78% on time · p90 40 min · 872 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 882 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 40 min · 891 flights
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