Historical on-time performance
Rochester to Washington
296 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ROC–DCA arrive on time 65% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate65%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay95 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled5.1%of scheduled flights
based on 969 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Envoy AirbestOn-time87%Medianon timep9015 minCancel0.0%Flights30
- PSA AirlinesOn-time64%Medianon timep90100 minCancel5.2%Flights939
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline18%
- Weather10%
- Air traffic (NAS)27%
- Late aircraft44%
- 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 ROC → 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 — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 1,034 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 35 min · 1,123 flights
- Evenings64% on time · p90 85 min · 974 flights
- Afternoons58% on time · p90 95 min · 123 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 81% on time.
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 336 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 40 min · 490 flights
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 50 min · 490 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 55 min · 491 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 478 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 75 min · 481 flights
- Wednesdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 488 flights
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