Historical on-time performance
Phoenix to Washington
1,979 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PHX–DCA arrive on time 82% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate82%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.4%of scheduled flights
based on 1,085 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9025 minCancel1.4%Flights1,085
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline37%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)29%
- Late aircraft33%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly PHX → DCA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 79% to 92% on time.
- Early mornings92% on time · p90 5 min · 372 flights
- Overnights89% on time · p90 15 min · 712 flights
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 997 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 30 min · 990 flights
- Afternoons79% on time · p90 30 min · 197 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 83% to 87% on time.
- Thursdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 466 flights
- Wednesdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 467 flights
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 15 min · 468 flights
- Saturdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 465 flights
- Sundays84% on time · p90 25 min · 467 flights
- Mondays84% on time · p90 25 min · 470 flights
- Fridays83% on time · p90 25 min · 465 flights
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