Historical on-time performance
Washington to Panama City
Flights on DCA–ECP arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 94 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Not enough comparable data to name a most-on-time carrier — low-data carriers aren't ranked.
- Republic AirwaysOn-time93%Medianon timep9010 minCancel0.0%Flights30
- PSA AirlinesOn-time66%Medianon timep9060 minCancel4.7%Flights64
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline20%
- Weather11%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft53%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline33%
- Weather33%
- Air traffic (NAS)33%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 3 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 → ECP
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 — 81% on time.
- Mornings81% on time · p90 20 min · 225 flights
- Middays73% on time · p90 45 min · 580 flights
- Afternoons68% on time · p90 65 min · 117 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 79% on time.
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 45 min · 123 flights · limited
- Sundays79% on time · p90 35 min · 127 flights · limited
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 123 flights · limited
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 50 min · 175 flights · limited
- Fridays72% on time · p90 35 min · 126 flights · limited
- Mondays72% on time · p90 50 min · 124 flights · limited
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 60 min · 124 flights · limited
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