Historical on-time performance
Washington to Panama City
769 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DCA–ECP arrive on time 93% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate93%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay5 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 60 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Republic AirwaysOn-time93%Medianon timep9010 minCancel0.0%Flights30
- PSA AirlinesOn-time93%Medianon timep90on timeCancel0.0%Flights30
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)63%
- Late aircraft12%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 83% on time.
- Mornings83% on time · p90 20 min · 309 flights
- Middays74% on time · p90 40 min · 436 flights
- Afternoons66% on time · p90 55 min · 148 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 80% on time.
- Sundays80% on time · p90 25 min · 122 flights · limited
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 121 flights · limited
- Fridays76% on time · p90 30 min · 122 flights · limited
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 35 min · 122 flights · limited
- Mondays76% on time · p90 45 min · 122 flights · limited
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 40 min · 121 flights · limited
- Saturdays71% on time · p90 50 min · 163 flights · limited
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