Historical on-time performance
Indianapolis to Washington
Flights on IND–DCA arrive on time 71% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 1,917 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Not enough comparable data to name a most-on-time carrier — low-data carriers aren't ranked.
- Republic AirwaysOn-time72%Medianon timep9045 minCancel3.3%Flights1,801
- PSA AirlinesOn-time51%Median5 minp90145 minCancel14.7%Flights116
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline17%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)45%
- Late aircraft33%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather71%
- Air traffic (NAS)29%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 77 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 IND → DCA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 90% on time.
- Middays90% on time · p90 10 min · 977 flights
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 2,132 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 60 min · 970 flights
- Overnights70% on time · p90 50 min · 892 flights
- Evenings65% on time · p90 65 min · 1,080 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 83% on time.
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 20 min · 597 flights
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 25 min · 927 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 35 min · 917 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 914 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 918 flights
- Sundays78% on time · p90 45 min · 859 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 40 min · 919 flights
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