Historical on-time performance
Memphis to Washington
Flights on MEM–DCA arrive on time 70% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 1,061 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Republic AirwaysOn-time73%Medianon timep9050 minCancel4.5%Flights398
- PSA AirlinesOn-time69%Medianon timep9065 minCancel5.3%Flights663
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)24%
- Late aircraft45%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline4%
- Weather74%
- Air traffic (NAS)23%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 53 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 MEM → 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 — 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 15 min · 1,267 flights
- Afternoons78% on time · p90 45 min · 412 flights
- Middays75% on time · p90 45 min · 1,052 flights
- Evenings68% on time · p90 55 min · 738 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 81% on time.
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 527 flights
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 347 flights
- Sundays79% on time · p90 45 min · 504 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 522 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 35 min · 530 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 50 min · 520 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 519 flights
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