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Route Reliability

Burlington → Washington

BTV–DCA · 437 miles · Burlington International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

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WanderNerd Reliability Score
66%
Arrive within 15 minutes
36 min
Average arrival delay
4.7%
Cancelled
1,193
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 66% of the time across 1,193 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

BTV–DCA flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 81% of the time, versus 58% between 3–6 PM.

Skip Thursday if you can.

BTV–DCA flights arrived on time 72% of the time on Saturdays. On Thursdays: 62%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

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

Trending in the right direction.

BTV–DCA flights arrived on time 71% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 57% 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
  • Mon69%(166 flights)
  • Tue72%(165 flights)
  • Wed65%(163 flights)
  • Thu62%(164 flights)
  • Fri63%(166 flights)
  • Sat72%(143 flights)
  • Sun63%(164 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM79%(164 flights)
  • 6–9 AM81%(177 flights)
  • 12–3 PM62%(467 flights)
  • 3–6 PM58%(323 flights)
On-time trend by month
73%
May

Jun 60% → May 73% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202560%106
July 202566%96
August 202580%113
September 202571%114
October 202575%115
November 202555%85
December 202547%86
January 202668%81
February 202656%79
March 202668%88
April 202671%82
May 202673%86

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Based on 1,193 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.