Route Reliability
Washington → Burlington
DCA–BTV · 437 miles · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Burlington International Airport
- 71%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 18 min
- Average arrival delay
- 3.5%
- Cancelled
- 1,194
- 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 1,194 flights. No comparison to make.
What the data says
The late departure is the smart one here.
DCA–BTV flights departing between 6–9 PM arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 64% between 9 PM–12 AM.
Thursdays have been rough.
DCA–BTV flights arrived on time 81% of the time on Saturdays and just 64% on Thursdays. That gap is worth planning around.
Keep a backup plan handy.
This route was cancelled 3.5% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.
Ticking up lately.
DCA–BTV flights arrived on time 70% 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%(170 flights)
- Tue70%(164 flights)
- Wed69%(171 flights)
- Thu64%(165 flights)
- Fri65%(169 flights)
- Sat81%(140 flights)
- Sun75%(170 flights)
- 6–9 AM—(1 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM72%(372 flights)
- 12–3 PM71%(388 flights)
- 3–6 PM79%(63 flights)
- 6–9 PM87%(52 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM64%(273 flights)
Jun 69% → May 74% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 69% | 112 |
| July 2025 | 69% | 106 |
| August 2025 | 80% | 114 |
| September 2025 | 81% | 114 |
| October 2025 | 77% | 115 |
| November 2025 | 63% | 86 |
| December 2025 | 48% | 86 |
| January 2026 | 80% | 81 |
| February 2026 | 65% | 79 |
| March 2026 | 67% | 87 |
| April 2026 | 68% | 83 |
| May 2026 | 74% | 86 |
Same trip, other airports
Keep nerding
Based on 1,194 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.