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Route Reliability

Boston → Washington

BOS–DCA · 399 miles · Boston Logan International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

65
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
75%
Arrive within 15 minutes
11 min
Average arrival delay
3.9%
Cancelled
9,071
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.American Airlines77%3,324 flights
  2. 2.Delta Air Lines76%3,102 flights
  3. 3.JetBlue Airways70%2,645 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

BOS–DCA flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 52% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

BOS–DCA flights arrived on time 83% of the time on Saturdays and just 68% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

American Airlines has a slight edge here.

American Airlines arrived on time 77% of the time on this route; JetBlue Airways managed 70%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.9% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

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
  • Mon76%(1325 flights)
  • Tue79%(1355 flights)
  • Wed77%(1347 flights)
  • Thu72%(1329 flights)
  • Fri70%(1356 flights)
  • Sat83%(724 flights)
  • Sun68%(1254 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM92%(26 flights)
  • 6–9 AM90%(2147 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM83%(2074 flights)
  • 12–3 PM69%(1298 flights)
  • 3–6 PM63%(1749 flights)
  • 6–9 PM52%(1070 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM72%(326 flights)
On-time trend by month
80%
May

Jun 71% → May 80% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202571%717
July 202573%666
August 202583%728
September 202570%745
October 202573%754
November 202574%708
December 202571%681
January 202676%681
February 202670%661
March 202672%784
April 202679%779
May 202680%786

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 9,071 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.