Historical on-time performance
Newark to Washington
Flights on EWR–DCA arrive on time 61% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 300 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysOn-time61%Medianon timep9055 minCancel4.0%Flights300
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline20%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)56%
- Late aircraft23%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather75%
- Air traffic (NAS)25%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 12 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 EWR → DCA
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 63% to 89% on time.
- Middays89% on time · p90 10 min · 114 flights · limited
- Mornings86% on time · p90 15 min · 266 flights
- Overnights65% on time · p90 50 min · 177 flights · limited
- Afternoons63% on time · p90 50 min · 295 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 63% to 83% on time.
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 109 flights · limited
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 25 min · 127 flights · limited
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 137 flights · limited
- Tuesdays74% on time · p90 30 min · 131 flights · limited
- Mondays72% on time · p90 30 min · 143 flights · limited
- Fridays71% on time · p90 45 min · 134 flights · limited
- Sundays63% on time · p90 50 min · 145 flights · limited
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