Route Reliability
Dayton → Washington
DAY–DCA · 391 miles · Dayton International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- 72%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 22 min
- Average arrival delay
- 4.8%
- Cancelled
- 985
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 72% of the time across 985 flights. No comparison to make.
What the data says
Morning-you made the right choice.
DAY–DCA flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 44% between 6–9 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
DAY–DCA flights arrived on time 83% of the time on Saturdays and just 68% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.
Keep a backup plan handy.
This route was cancelled 4.8% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.
Trending in the right direction.
DAY–DCA flights arrived on time 71% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 64% 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
- Mon71%(145 flights)
- Tue72%(146 flights)
- Wed70%(145 flights)
- Thu75%(141 flights)
- Fri69%(140 flights)
- Sat83%(88 flights)
- Sun68%(128 flights)
- 6–9 AM88%(339 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM79%(313 flights)
- 12–3 PM65%(17 flights)
- 3–6 PM—(4 flights)
- 6–9 PM44%(260 flights)
Jun 77% → May 77% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 77% | 77 |
| July 2025 | 76% | 72 |
| August 2025 | 79% | 79 |
| September 2025 | 80% | 85 |
| October 2025 | 71% | 92 |
| November 2025 | 73% | 79 |
| December 2025 | 63% | 60 |
| January 2026 | 66% | 68 |
| February 2026 | 63% | 78 |
| March 2026 | 64% | 85 |
| April 2026 | 74% | 81 |
| May 2026 | 77% | 77 |
Same trip, other airports
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Based on 985 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.