Historical on-time performance
Washington to Tallahassee
716 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DCA–TLH arrive on time 59% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate59%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay115 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled8.6%of scheduled flights
based on 337 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- PSA AirlinesOn-time59%Medianon timep90115 minCancel8.6%Flights337
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline36%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)6%
- Late aircraft56%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather69%
- Air traffic (NAS)28%
- Security3%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 29 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 → TLH
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Overnights are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 70% on time.
- Overnights70% on time · p90 70 min · 478 flights
- Evenings60% on time · p90 95 min · 568 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 59% to 73% on time.
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 60 min · 158 flights · limited
- Thursdays70% on time · p90 95 min · 156 flights · limited
- Wednesdays66% on time · p90 90 min · 155 flights · limited
- Fridays65% on time · p90 125 min · 156 flights · limited
- Tuesdays63% on time · p90 70 min · 156 flights · limited
- Sundays61% on time · p90 80 min · 157 flights · limited
- Mondays59% on time · p90 90 min · 155 flights · limited
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