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Route Reliability

ACK → Washington

ACKDCA · 405 miles · ACK Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
75%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min
Average arrival delay
5.7%
Cancelled
282
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.JetBlue Airways83%120 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines68%162 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

ACK–DCA flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 58% between 3–6 PM.

Saturdays have been rough.

ACK–DCA flights arrived on time 89% of the time on Mondays and just 57% on Saturdays. That gap is worth planning around.

JetBlue Airways runs this route best.

JetBlue Airways arrived on time 83% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 68%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 5.7% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon89%(37 flights)
  • Tue82%(34 flights)
  • Wed84%(32 flights)
  • Thu74%(38 flights)
  • Fri84%(38 flights)
  • Sat57%(47 flights)
  • Sun59%(39 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM86%(107 flights)
  • 12–3 PM73%(94 flights)
  • 3–6 PM58%(64 flights)
On-time trend by month
65%
Sep

Jun 62% → Sep 65% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202562%42
July 202574%84
August 202583%97
September 202565%34

Based on 282 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.