Historical on-time performance
New York to Washington
213 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on JFK–DCA arrive on time 66% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate66%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay75 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled5.4%of scheduled flights
based on 2,736 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysbestOn-time69%Medianon timep9060 minCancel5.5%Flights2,380
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time49%Median10 minp90135 minCancel4.8%Flights356
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline18%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)42%
- Late aircraft37%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 20 min · 2,351 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 40 min · 519 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 55 min · 1,900 flights
- Evenings72% on time · p90 65 min · 1,045 flights
- Overnights67% on time · p90 70 min · 1,987 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 78% on time.
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,120 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,123 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 45 min · 1,123 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 55 min · 1,101 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 55 min · 1,100 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 55 min · 1,123 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 60 min · 1,112 flights
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