Historical on-time performance
Washington to Memphis
Flights on DCA–MEM arrive on time 69% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 1,062 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-time72%Medianon timep9060 minCancel3.3%Flights398
- PSA AirlinesOn-time68%Medianon timep9055 minCancel6.0%Flights664
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline24%
- Weather12%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft51%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline6%
- Weather70%
- Air traffic (NAS)25%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 53 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 → MEM
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 71% to 81% on time.
- Mornings81% on time · p90 25 min · 1,037 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 45 min · 665 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 50 min · 736 flights
- Evenings74% on time · p90 65 min · 242 flights
- Overnights71% on time · p90 65 min · 788 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 80% on time.
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 527 flights
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 45 min · 347 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 45 min · 504 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 50 min · 528 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 524 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 518 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 50 min · 520 flights
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