Historical on-time performance
Washington to New York
213 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DCA–JFK arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled5.3%of scheduled flights
based on 2,704 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-time74%Medianon timep9050 minCancel5.5%Flights2,348
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time77%Medianon timep9045 minCancel4.2%Flights356
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline22%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)36%
- Late aircraft36%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly DCA → JFK
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 — 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 10 min · 1,961 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 40 min · 2,342 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 60 min · 862 flights
- Overnights73% on time · p90 60 min · 178 flights · limited
- Evenings66% on time · p90 65 min · 2,425 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 80% on time.
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 1,118 flights
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 1,115 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 40 min · 1,117 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 1,096 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 45 min · 1,120 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 1,095 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 45 min · 1,107 flights
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