Historical on-time performance
Philadelphia to Washington
Flights on PHL–DCA arrive on time 59% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 831 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Not enough comparable data to name a most-on-time carrier — low-data carriers aren't ranked.
- Republic AirwaysOn-time65%Medianon timep9060 minCancel7.6%Flights198
- PSA AirlinesOn-time57%Medianon timep90100 minCancel3.5%Flights633
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline20%
- Weather9%
- Air traffic (NAS)29%
- Late aircraft42%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather70%
- Air traffic (NAS)30%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 37 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 PHL → DCA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 89% on time.
- Middays89% on time · p90 10 min · 852 flights
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 770 flights
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 45 min · 893 flights
- Evenings63% on time · p90 90 min · 1,033 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 81% on time.
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 535 flights
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 536 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 50 min · 470 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 50 min · 526 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 40 min · 529 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 55 min · 531 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 50 min · 476 flights
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