Historical on-time performance
San Diego to Washington
2,276 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SAN–DCA arrive on time 66% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate66%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.3%of scheduled flights
based on 307 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Alaska AirlinesOn-time66%Medianon timep9060 minCancel1.3%Flights307
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline11%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)55%
- Late aircraft30%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather100%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 4 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
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