Historical on-time performance
Washington to Raleigh-durham
227 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DCA–RDU arrive on time 69% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate69%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled5.0%of scheduled flights
based on 1,796 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysOn-time68%Medianon timep9070 minCancel7.6%Flights582
- Envoy AirbestOn-time77%Medianon timep9035 minCancel4.6%Flights366
- American AirlinesOn-time65%Medianon timep90100 minCancel1.4%Flights145
- PSA AirlinesOn-time67%Medianon timep9065 minCancel3.7%Flights703
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline21%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft57%
- Security1%
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 → RDU
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 25 min · 1,825 flights
- Afternoons82% on time · p90 30 min · 996 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 40 min · 1,757 flights
- Evenings73% on time · p90 55 min · 1,834 flights
- Overnights68% on time · p90 65 min · 1,131 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 82% on time.
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 619 flights
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 40 min · 1,173 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 45 min · 1,142 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,169 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,178 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 50 min · 1,109 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 50 min · 1,153 flights
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