Historical on-time performance
Washington to Jacksonville
634 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DCA–JAX arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.6%of scheduled flights
based on 1,347 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-time75%Medianon timep9040 minCancel5.7%Flights211
- PSA AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9090 minCancel3.8%Flights160
- American AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9060 minCancel1.7%Flights976
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline22%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft60%
- 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 → JAX
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 — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 1,352 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 50 min · 1,223 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 50 min · 923 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 70 min · 221 flights
- Overnights66% on time · p90 85 min · 764 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 83% on time.
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 35 min · 525 flights
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 40 min · 665 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 655 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 662 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 50 min · 665 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 55 min · 660 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 70 min · 651 flights
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