Historical on-time performance
Philadelphia to Washington
119 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PHL–DCA arrive on time 69% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate69%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.1%of scheduled flights
based on 1,033 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysbestOn-time77%Medianon timep9035 minCancel4.5%Flights510
- PSA AirlinesOn-time62%Medianon timep9095 minCancel1.7%Flights523
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline22%
- Weather15%
- Air traffic (NAS)24%
- Late aircraft38%
- 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 PHL → DCA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 90% on time.
- Middays90% on time · p90 10 min · 997 flights
- Mornings86% on time · p90 15 min · 1,018 flights
- Afternoons83% on time · p90 25 min · 756 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 75 min · 1,060 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 79% to 84% on time.
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 576 flights
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 577 flights
- Thursdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 560 flights
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 492 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 30 min · 571 flights
- Fridays79% on time · p90 45 min · 568 flights
- Sundays79% on time · p90 45 min · 506 flights
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