Historical on-time performance
New York to Washington
Flights on JFK–DCA arrive on time 64% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 2,503 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysbestOn-time66%Medianon timep9065 minCancel5.7%Flights2,085
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time52%Median5 minp90125 minCancel5.0%Flights418
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline20%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)40%
- Late aircraft38%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline9%
- Weather40%
- Air traffic (NAS)52%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS). Shares are among 139 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 JFK → 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 · 2,199 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 50 min · 378 flights
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 65 min · 1,881 flights
- Evenings66% on time · p90 70 min · 915 flights
- Overnights65% on time · p90 75 min · 2,138 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 77% on time.
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 1,066 flights
- Tuesdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 1,071 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 50 min · 1,073 flights
- Wednesdays73% on time · p90 50 min · 1,075 flights
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 60 min · 1,066 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 65 min · 1,082 flights
- Fridays70% on time · p90 70 min · 1,078 flights
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