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Route Reliability

CAE → Washington

CAE–IAD · 401 miles · CAE Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport

75
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
80%
Arrive within 15 minutes
18 min
Average arrival delay
2.0%
Cancelled
889
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 80% of the time across 889 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

6–9 PM has a slight edge.

Departures between 6–9 PM arrived on time 84% of the time, against 77% between 12–3 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

CAE–IAD flights arrived on time 86% of the time on Tuesdays. On Fridays: 74%.

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
  • Mon78%(137 flights)
  • Tue86%(117 flights)
  • Wed84%(115 flights)
  • Thu82%(133 flights)
  • Fri74%(135 flights)
  • Sat82%(94 flights)
  • Sun79%(136 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM81%(276 flights)
  • 12–3 PM77%(313 flights)
  • 6–9 PM84%(278 flights)
On-time trend by month
89%
May

Jun 60% → May 89% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202560%78
July 202559%69
August 202577%82
September 202584%80
October 202594%92
November 202582%82
December 202584%57
January 202681%52
February 202687%52
March 202679%62
April 202687%77
May 202689%84

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Based on 889 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.