Historical on-time performance
Rochester to Washington
Flights on ROC–DCA arrive on time 61% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 879 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.
- Envoy AirOn-time87%Medianon timep9015 minCancel0.0%Flights30
- PSA AirlinesOn-time60%Medianon timep90105 minCancel5.8%Flights804
- Republic AirwaysOn-time60%Medianon timep9050 minCancel15.6%Flights45
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline23%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)25%
- Late aircraft46%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline7%
- Weather76%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Security2%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 54 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 ROC → DCA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 15 min · 1,018 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 50 min · 1,121 flights
- Evenings60% on time · p90 100 min · 990 flights
- Afternoons56% on time · p90 115 min · 128 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 78% on time.
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 343 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 60 min · 491 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 65 min · 486 flights
- Tuesdays73% on time · p90 65 min · 487 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 55 min · 481 flights
- Wednesdays71% on time · p90 65 min · 485 flights
- Fridays70% on time · p90 85 min · 484 flights
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