Historical on-time performance
Washington to Phoenix
1,979 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DCA–PHX arrive on time 82% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate82%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.3%of scheduled flights
based on 1,084 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9030 minCancel1.3%Flights1,084
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline32%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft49%
- 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 → PHX
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 80% to 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 1,094 flights
- Middays86% on time · p90 20 min · 1,096 flights
- Afternoons83% on time · p90 30 min · 53 flights · limited
- Evenings80% on time · p90 30 min · 1,027 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 82% to 86% on time.
- Saturdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 466 flights
- Sundays86% on time · p90 20 min · 470 flights
- Mondays85% on time · p90 20 min · 469 flights
- Thursdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 465 flights
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 469 flights
- Fridays84% on time · p90 25 min · 465 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 466 flights
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