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Route Reliability

Birmingham → Washington

BHM–DCA · 653 miles · Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
13 min
Average arrival delay
4.7%
Cancelled
1,044
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 77% of the time across 1,044 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

BHM–DCA flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 62% between 6–9 PM.

Thursdays have been rough.

BHM–DCA flights arrived on time 87% of the time on Saturdays and just 70% on Thursdays. That gap is worth planning around.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 4.7% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Ticking up lately.

BHM–DCA flights arrived on time 78% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 73% in the three months before that.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon80%(145 flights)
  • Tue79%(148 flights)
  • Wed77%(146 flights)
  • Thu70%(144 flights)
  • Fri77%(145 flights)
  • Sat87%(115 flights)
  • Sun73%(148 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM92%(36 flights)
  • 6–9 AM90%(313 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM75%(351 flights)
  • 3–6 PM66%(204 flights)
  • 6–9 PM62%(87 flights)
On-time trend by month
81%
May

Jun 76% → May 81% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202576%78
July 202576%75
August 202588%83
September 202574%85
October 202584%91
November 202577%87
December 202573%86
January 202676%78
February 202669%78
March 202676%80
April 202677%83
May 202681%87

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 1,044 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.