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Route Reliability

Washington → ACK

DCAACK · 405 miles · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to ACK Airport

68
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
80%
Arrive within 15 minutes
2 min
Average arrival delay
3.9%
Cancelled
282
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.American Airlines83%162 flights
  2. 2.JetBlue Airways76%120 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

DCA–ACK flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 76% between 3–6 PM.

Monday is the weak spot.

DCA–ACK flights arrived on time 85% of the time on Wednesdays. On Mondays: 76%.

American Airlines runs this route best.

American Airlines arrived on time 83% of the time on this route; JetBlue Airways managed 76%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

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

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon76%(38 flights)
  • Tue82%(34 flights)
  • Wed85%(33 flights)
  • Thu78%(37 flights)
  • Fri77%(39 flights)
  • Sat84%(50 flights)
  • Sun78%(37 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM88%(75 flights)
  • 12–3 PM80%(49 flights)
  • 3–6 PM76%(144 flights)
On-time trend by month
62%
Sep

Jun 88% → Sep 62% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202588%41
July 202575%87
August 202590%97
September 202562%34

Based on 282 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.