Historical on-time performance
Savannah to Washington
519 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SAV–DCA arrive on time 66% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate66%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay75 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled7.1%of scheduled flights
based on 995 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- PSA AirlinesOn-time66%Medianon timep9075 minCancel7.1%Flights995
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline38%
- Weather10%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft38%
- Security0%
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 SAV → 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 42% to 83% on time.
- Middays83% on time · p90 30 min · 1,087 flights
- Mornings81% on time · p90 20 min · 1,087 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 60 min · 181 flights · limited
- Evenings42% on time · p90 110 min · 338 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 82% on time.
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 362 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 50 min · 392 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 65 min · 391 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 60 min · 381 flights
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 40 min · 389 flights
- Tuesdays74% on time · p90 60 min · 391 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 60 min · 387 flights
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