Historical on-time performance
Washington to Newark
Flights on DCA–EWR arrive on time 86% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 301 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysOn-time86%Medianon timep9015 minCancel3.7%Flights301
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)60%
- Late aircraft12%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather91%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 11 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 → EWR
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 84% to 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 5 min · 625 flights
- Middays84% on time · p90 25 min · 161 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 79% to 92% on time.
- Wednesdays92% on time · p90 on time · 129 flights · limited
- Mondays90% on time · p90 on time · 147 flights · limited
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 5 min · 132 flights · limited
- Thursdays86% on time · p90 30 min · 134 flights · limited
- Fridays83% on time · p90 25 min · 132 flights · limited
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 45 min · 134 flights · limited
- Sundays79% on time · p90 20 min · 117 flights · limited
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