Historical on-time performance
Manchester NH to Washington
407 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MHT–DCA arrive on time 65% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate65%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay70 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled6.2%of scheduled flights
based on 1,132 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- PSA AirlinesOn-time65%Medianon timep9070 minCancel6.2%Flights1,132
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline36%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)24%
- Late aircraft35%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline9%
- Weather77%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 70 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 MHT → 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 — 82% on time.
- Mornings82% on time · p90 20 min · 1,091 flights
- Middays73% on time · p90 55 min · 1,140 flights
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 65 min · 392 flights
- Evenings61% on time · p90 80 min · 921 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 77% on time.
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 359 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 50 min · 534 flights
- Wednesdays73% on time · p90 50 min · 528 flights
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 50 min · 525 flights
- Mondays72% on time · p90 55 min · 533 flights
- Tuesdays70% on time · p90 60 min · 533 flights
- Fridays69% on time · p90 60 min · 532 flights
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