Route Reliability
Cleveland → Washington
CLE–DCA · 310 miles · Cleveland Hopkins International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- 66%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 30 min
- Average arrival delay
- 8.0%
- Cancelled
- 1,609
- 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 1,609 flights. No comparison to make.
What the data says
Morning-you made the right choice.
CLE–DCA flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 37% between 6–9 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
CLE–DCA flights arrived on time 77% of the time on Saturdays and just 58% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.
Keep a backup plan handy.
This route was cancelled 8.0% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.
Trending in the right direction.
CLE–DCA flights arrived on time 66% 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
- Mon67%(234 flights)
- Tue67%(233 flights)
- Wed69%(235 flights)
- Thu66%(231 flights)
- Fri63%(218 flights)
- Sat77%(124 flights)
- Sun58%(204 flights)
- 3–6 AM91%(130 flights)
- 6–9 AM80%(218 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM83%(256 flights)
- 12–3 PM58%(339 flights)
- 3–6 PM63%(289 flights)
- 6–9 PM37%(247 flights)
Jun 59% → May 72% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 59% | 109 |
| July 2025 | 74% | 106 |
| August 2025 | 78% | 131 |
| September 2025 | 79% | 135 |
| October 2025 | 69% | 141 |
| November 2025 | 58% | 132 |
| December 2025 | 60% | 110 |
| January 2026 | 58% | 105 |
| February 2026 | 53% | 120 |
| March 2026 | 54% | 120 |
| April 2026 | 72% | 134 |
| May 2026 | 72% | 136 |
Same trip, other airports
Keep nerding
Based on 1,609 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.