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Route Reliability

Washington → AVL

DCA–AVL · 384 miles · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to AVL Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
71%
Arrive within 15 minutes
13 min
Average arrival delay
3.6%
Cancelled
522
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 71% of the time across 522 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

DCA–AVL flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 60% between 3–6 PM.

Thursdays have been rough.

DCA–AVL flights arrived on time 84% of the time on Tuesdays and just 60% on Thursdays. That gap is worth planning around.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.6% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon65%(74 flights)
  • Tue84%(74 flights)
  • Wed73%(71 flights)
  • Thu60%(73 flights)
  • Fri69%(73 flights)
  • Sat70%(70 flights)
  • Sun75%(68 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM85%(157 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM76%(49 flights)
  • 12–3 PM65%(156 flights)
  • 3–6 PM60%(141 flights)
On-time trend by month
63%
May

Jun 64% → May 63% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202564%58
July 202576%54
August 202579%61
September 202580%60
October 202575%55
November 202577%31
December 202563%30
January 202675%28
February 202656%27
March 202654%28
April 202670%30
May 202663%41

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 522 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.