Historical on-time performance
Jacksonville to Washington
634 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on JAX–DCA arrive on time 68% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate68%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay70 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.8%of scheduled flights
based on 1,298 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysOn-time90%Medianon timep9010 minCancel6.7%Flights30
- American AirlinesbestOn-time69%Medianon timep9065 minCancel2.4%Flights1,034
- PSA AirlinesOn-time62%Medianon timep90100 minCancel3.8%Flights234
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline27%
- Weather10%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft48%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline8%
- Weather83%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 36 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 JAX → DCA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 1,108 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,442 flights
- Afternoons67% on time · p90 80 min · 934 flights
- Evenings58% on time · p90 90 min · 1,004 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 79% on time.
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 524 flights
- Tuesdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 665 flights
- Wednesdays74% on time · p90 55 min · 663 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 65 min · 663 flights
- Mondays71% on time · p90 55 min · 667 flights
- Fridays70% on time · p90 60 min · 670 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 80 min · 658 flights
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