Historical on-time performance
Washington to Jacksonville
Flights on DCA–JAX arrive on time 71% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 1,295 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-time90%Medianon timep905 minCancel6.7%Flights30
- PSA AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9085 minCancel2.1%Flights233
- American AirlinesOn-time69%Medianon timep9065 minCancel2.3%Flights1,032
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline23%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft62%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline6%
- Weather90%
- Air traffic (NAS)3%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 31 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 → JAX
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 20 min · 1,383 flights
- Middays75% on time · p90 55 min · 1,228 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 50 min · 912 flights
- Overnights66% on time · p90 85 min · 783 flights
- Evenings63% on time · p90 75 min · 208 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 82% on time.
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 40 min · 525 flights
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 45 min · 666 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 664 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 664 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 55 min · 670 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 55 min · 667 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 70 min · 658 flights
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