Historical on-time performance
Washington to Wichita
1,110 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DCA–ICT arrive on time 69% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate69%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 61 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- PSA AirlinesOn-time69%Medianon timep9060 minCancel0.0%Flights61
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline40%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft40%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly DCA → ICT
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 71% on time.
- Middays71% on time · p90 45 min · 610 flights
- Afternoons55% on time · p90 110 min · 155 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 64% to 75% on time.
- Tuesdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 121 flights · limited
- Sundays69% on time · p90 60 min · 119 flights · limited
- Thursdays67% on time · p90 55 min · 116 flights · limited
- Wednesdays64% on time · p90 65 min · 121 flights · limited
- Mondays64% on time · p90 115 min · 120 flights · limited
- Fridays64% on time · p90 75 min · 118 flights · limited
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