Historical on-time performance
Washington to Charleston
249 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DCA–CRW arrive on time 61% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate61%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay125 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled7.4%of scheduled flights
based on 215 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- PSA AirlinesOn-time61%Medianon timep90125 minCancel7.4%Flights215
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline23%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft61%
- 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 → CRW
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Evenings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 81% on time.
- Evenings81% on time · p90 20 min · 54 flights · limited
- Overnights66% on time · p90 85 min · 966 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 59% to 77% on time.
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 30 min · 142 flights · limited
- Wednesdays72% on time · p90 55 min · 148 flights · limited
- Tuesdays72% on time · p90 60 min · 150 flights · limited
- Thursdays63% on time · p90 100 min · 146 flights · limited
- Sundays62% on time · p90 120 min · 149 flights · limited
- Fridays61% on time · p90 100 min · 148 flights · limited
- Mondays59% on time · p90 95 min · 150 flights · limited
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