Historical on-time performance
Washington to Dallas-Fort Worth
1,192 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DCA–DFW arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.7%of scheduled flights
based on 3,312 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9050 minCancel3.7%Flights3,312
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline30%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Late aircraft45%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline11%
- Weather89%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 121 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 → DFW
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 83% on time.
- Mornings83% on time · p90 25 min · 3,724 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 35 min · 2,946 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 55 min · 1,188 flights
- Evenings61% on time · p90 80 min · 2,106 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 78% on time.
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 1,415 flights
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 55 min · 1,425 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 1,413 flights
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 50 min · 1,426 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 50 min · 1,426 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 60 min · 1,433 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 55 min · 1,428 flights
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