Historical on-time performance
Wichita to Washington
1,110 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ICT–DCA arrive on time 38% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate38%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay200 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled30.0%of scheduled flights
based on 60 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- PSA AirlinesOn-time38%Median10 minp90200 minCancel30.0%Flights60
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline4%
- Weather54%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft28%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Weather.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly ICT → DCA
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 52% to 81% on time.
- Middays81% on time · p90 40 min · 99 flights · limited
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 80 min · 317 flights
- Evenings52% on time · p90 100 min · 221 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 58% to 71% on time.
- Tuesdays71% on time · p90 70 min · 101 flights · limited
- Mondays71% on time · p90 115 min · 100 flights · limited
- Sundays67% on time · p90 125 min · 99 flights · limited
- Thursdays65% on time · p90 80 min · 97 flights · limited
- Fridays65% on time · p90 85 min · 99 flights · limited
- Wednesdays58% on time · p90 80 min · 100 flights · limited
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