Historical on-time performance
Washington to Memphis
762 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DCA–MEM arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate72%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled4.0%of scheduled flights
based on 1,151 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysbestOn-time77%Medianon timep9050 minCancel2.0%Flights495
- PSA AirlinesOn-time68%Medianon timep9070 minCancel5.5%Flights656
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline23%
- Weather13%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft51%
- 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 → MEM
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 — 84% on time.
- Mornings84% on time · p90 20 min · 1,037 flights
- Afternoons80% on time · p90 35 min · 731 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 40 min · 777 flights
- Overnights75% on time · p90 50 min · 765 flights
- Evenings75% on time · p90 60 min · 283 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 83% on time.
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 552 flights
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 40 min · 344 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 35 min · 554 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 45 min · 548 flights
- Sundays79% on time · p90 40 min · 521 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 536 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 45 min · 538 flights
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