Historical on-time performance
Savannah to Washington
519 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SAV–DCA arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay70 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled4.8%of scheduled flights
based on 977 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- PSA AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9070 minCancel4.8%Flights977
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline36%
- Weather14%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft39%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline11%
- Weather74%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Security2%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 47 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 SAV → DCA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 43% to 81% on time.
- Middays81% on time · p90 35 min · 1,081 flights
- Mornings80% on time · p90 25 min · 1,095 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 70 min · 325 flights
- Evenings43% on time · p90 110 min · 347 flights
Best day of week
Saturdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 82% on time.
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 381 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 65 min · 416 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 60 min · 411 flights
- Wednesdays74% on time · p90 45 min · 409 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 65 min · 407 flights
- Tuesdays73% on time · p90 65 min · 411 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 65 min · 413 flights
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