Historical on-time performance
Washington to Vineyard Haven MA
383 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DCA–MVY arrive on time 86% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate86%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay20 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.4%of scheduled flights
based on 211 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-time85%Medianon timep9020 minCancel2.7%Flights149
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time89%Medianon timep905 minCancel1.6%Flights62
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline20%
- Weather18%
- Air traffic (NAS)31%
- Late aircraft31%
- 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 → MVY
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 82% on time.
- Middays82% on time · p90 30 min · 473 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 50 min · 200 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 87% on time.
- Wednesdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 79 flights · limited
- Mondays87% on time · p90 15 min · 92 flights · limited
- Thursdays86% on time · p90 10 min · 87 flights · limited
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 25 min · 85 flights · limited
- Sundays76% on time · p90 45 min · 123 flights · limited
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 117 flights · limited
- Fridays73% on time · p90 55 min · 119 flights · limited
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