Historical on-time performance
Washington to Sarasota
851 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DCA–SRQ arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 184 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.0%Flights184
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline23%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Late aircraft59%
- 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 → SRQ
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 67% to 77% on time.
- Mornings77% on time · p90 40 min · 774 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 50 min · 273 flights
- Afternoons67% on time · p90 90 min · 91 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 80% on time.
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 158 flights · limited
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 25 min · 158 flights · limited
- Mondays77% on time · p90 40 min · 159 flights · limited
- Fridays75% on time · p90 50 min · 157 flights · limited
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 45 min · 178 flights · limited
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 40 min · 156 flights · limited
- Sundays73% on time · p90 70 min · 172 flights · limited
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