Historical on-time performance
Washington to White Plains
234 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DCA–HPN arrive on time 56% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate56%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay100 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled7.7%of scheduled flights
based on 1,359 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- PSA AirlinesOn-time56%Medianon timep90100 minCancel7.7%Flights1,359
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline23%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft57%
- 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 → HPN
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 — 77% on time.
- Mornings77% on time · p90 45 min · 960 flights
- Middays71% on time · p90 60 min · 1,065 flights
- Afternoons63% on time · p90 95 min · 770 flights
- Overnights62% on time · p90 75 min · 578 flights
- Evenings62% on time · p90 105 min · 685 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 63% to 75% on time.
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 379 flights
- Wednesdays72% on time · p90 70 min · 630 flights
- Tuesdays68% on time · p90 85 min · 633 flights
- Mondays68% on time · p90 70 min · 636 flights
- Thursdays67% on time · p90 65 min · 618 flights
- Fridays64% on time · p90 85 min · 629 flights
- Sundays63% on time · p90 85 min · 533 flights
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