Historical on-time performance
Washington to Lexington KY
414 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
No flights recorded for last 12 months on this route.
By airline
How each carrier compares
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Why flights run late
Delay causes
Delay-cause data appears once delayed flights are recorded for this window.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline27%
- Weather64%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 22 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 → LEX
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 82% on time.
- Sundays82% on time · p90 35 min · 152 flights · limited
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 50 min · 151 flights · limited
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 70 min · 147 flights · limited
- Mondays78% on time · p90 45 min · 151 flights · limited
- Fridays76% on time · p90 80 min · 147 flights · limited
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 150 flights · limited
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