Historical on-time performance
Washington to Providence
357 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DCA–PVD arrive on time 69% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate69%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled4.4%of scheduled flights
based on 2,402 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-time79%Medianon timep9035 minCancel4.0%Flights298
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.9%Flights677
- American AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.0%Flights321
- PSA AirlinesOn-time62%Medianon timep9075 minCancel7.9%Flights1,106
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft60%
- 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 → PVD
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 64% to 85% on time.
- Middays85% on time · p90 25 min · 2,863 flights
- Mornings83% on time · p90 25 min · 1,001 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 55 min · 1,765 flights
- Overnights69% on time · p90 60 min · 978 flights
- Evenings64% on time · p90 75 min · 948 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 83% on time.
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 35 min · 703 flights
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 1,174 flights
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 1,170 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,155 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,176 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 50 min · 1,165 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 55 min · 1,012 flights
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