Historical on-time performance
Washington to Charleston
249 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DCA–CRW arrive on time 65% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate65%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay85 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled8.8%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-time65%Medianon timep9085 minCancel8.8%Flights215
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Late aircraft63%
- Security2%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline5%
- Weather79%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 19 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 → CRW
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 51% to 76% on time.
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 30 min · 142 flights · limited
- Wednesdays68% on time · p90 70 min · 147 flights · limited
- Tuesdays66% on time · p90 70 min · 149 flights · limited
- Thursdays60% on time · p90 105 min · 146 flights · limited
- Sundays55% on time · p90 120 min · 148 flights · limited
- Fridays55% on time · p90 100 min · 148 flights · limited
- Mondays51% on time · p90 100 min · 148 flights · limited
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