Historical on-time performance
Jacksonville to Washington
634 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on JAX–DCA arrive on time 70% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate70%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.7%of scheduled flights
based on 1,348 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysbestOn-time77%Medianon timep9040 minCancel6.0%Flights217
- PSA AirlinesOn-time62%Medianon timep90100 minCancel3.8%Flights157
- American AirlinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9065 minCancel1.7%Flights974
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft50%
- 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 JAX → 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 — 84% on time.
- Mornings84% on time · p90 20 min · 1,075 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 35 min · 1,532 flights
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 80 min · 843 flights
- Evenings61% on time · p90 85 min · 1,017 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 80% on time.
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 524 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 660 flights
- Tuesdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 663 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 60 min · 653 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 65 min · 651 flights
- Mondays72% on time · p90 55 min · 665 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 55 min · 660 flights
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