Historical on-time performance
Washington to Grand Rapids
524 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DCA–GRR arrive on time 61% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate61%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay80 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled7.3%of scheduled flights
based on 687 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- PSA AirlinesOn-time61%Medianon timep9080 minCancel7.3%Flights687
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline33%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Late aircraft56%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly DCA → GRR
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 62% to 78% on time.
- Middays78% on time · p90 45 min · 985 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 80 min · 125 flights · limited
- Evenings72% on time · p90 60 min · 138 flights · limited
- Overnights62% on time · p90 70 min · 784 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 66% to 78% on time.
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 220 flights
- Tuesdays72% on time · p90 65 min · 312 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 55 min · 299 flights
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 55 min · 305 flights
- Mondays71% on time · p90 55 min · 315 flights
- Wednesdays70% on time · p90 65 min · 310 flights
- Fridays66% on time · p90 60 min · 309 flights
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