Historical on-time performance
Washington to Pittsburgh
204 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DCA–PIT arrive on time 71% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate71%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled4.7%of scheduled flights
based on 1,223 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysOn-time73%Medianon timep9055 minCancel4.2%Flights732
- PSA AirlinesOn-time68%Medianon timep9060 minCancel6.1%Flights442
- American AirlinesbestOn-time84%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.0%Flights49
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline22%
- Weather11%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Late aircraft54%
- 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 → PIT
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 74% to 83% on time.
- Mornings83% on time · p90 30 min · 835 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 30 min · 1,034 flights
- Afternoons83% on time · p90 35 min · 992 flights
- Overnights80% on time · p90 35 min · 1,094 flights
- Evenings74% on time · p90 60 min · 1,100 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 84% on time.
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 774 flights
- Thursdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 756 flights
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 501 flights
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 767 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 35 min · 772 flights
- Sundays78% on time · p90 50 min · 725 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 45 min · 760 flights
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