Historical on-time performance
Washington to Pittsburgh
Flights on DCA–PIT arrive on time 70% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 1,016 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-time70%Medianon timep9055 minCancel4.3%Flights766
- PSA AirlinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9055 minCancel4.0%Flights250
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline23%
- Weather15%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft48%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline9%
- Weather49%
- Air traffic (NAS)42%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 43 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 → PIT
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 69% to 82% on time.
- Mornings82% on time · p90 30 min · 891 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 30 min · 955 flights
- Afternoons81% on time · p90 35 min · 901 flights
- Overnights75% on time · p90 45 min · 1,039 flights
- Evenings69% on time · p90 75 min · 1,044 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 81% on time.
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 733 flights
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 45 min · 493 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 727 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 729 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 45 min · 729 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 55 min · 690 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 55 min · 729 flights
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