Historical on-time performance
Manchester NH to Washington
407 miData through Dec 2025Source: 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)
Cancelled6.8%of scheduled flights
based on 1,259 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 minCancel6.8%Flights1,259
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)29%
- Late aircraft36%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 83% on time.
- Mornings83% on time · p90 20 min · 1,089 flights
- Middays75% on time · p90 50 min · 1,141 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 60 min · 346 flights
- Evenings63% on time · p90 75 min · 956 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 80% on time.
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 349 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 50 min · 533 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 40 min · 521 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 55 min · 536 flights
- Wednesdays74% on time · p90 60 min · 529 flights
- Tuesdays71% on time · p90 55 min · 536 flights
- Fridays69% on time · p90 60 min · 528 flights
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