Historical on-time performance
Grand Rapids to Washington
524 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on GRR–DCA arrive on time 68% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate68%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay85 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled6.0%of scheduled flights
based on 687 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- PSA AirlinesOn-time68%Medianon timep9085 minCancel6.0%Flights687
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather11%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft44%
- 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 GRR → DCA
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 — 81% on time.
- Mornings81% on time · p90 30 min · 905 flights
- Middays75% on time · p90 55 min · 562 flights
- Afternoons66% on time · p90 85 min · 461 flights
- Evenings62% on time · p90 80 min · 142 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 76% on time.
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 221 flights
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 55 min · 313 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 55 min · 299 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 55 min · 303 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 60 min · 314 flights
- Wednesdays73% on time · p90 50 min · 311 flights
- Fridays71% on time · p90 50 min · 309 flights
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