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Route Reliability

Washington → Burlington

DCABTV · 437 miles · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Burlington International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
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

On-time by weekday
  • Mon71%(170 flights)
  • Tue70%(164 flights)
  • Wed69%(171 flights)
  • Thu64%(165 flights)
  • Fri65%(169 flights)
  • Sat81%(140 flights)
  • Sun75%(170 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 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)
On-time trend by month
74%
May

Jun 69% → May 74% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202569%112
July 202569%106
August 202580%114
September 202581%114
October 202577%115
November 202563%86
December 202548%86
January 202680%81
February 202665%79
March 202667%87
April 202668%83
May 202674%86

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.