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Route Reliability

Washington → CAK

DCA–CAK · 274 miles · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to CAK Airport

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WanderNerd Reliability Score
58%
Arrive within 15 minutes
38 min
Average arrival delay
5.8%
Cancelled
329
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 58% of the time across 329 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The 12–3 PM departure wins.

DCA–CAK flights departing between 12–3 PM arrived on time 67% of the time, versus 46% between 3–6 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

DCA–CAK flights arrived on time 78% of the time on Saturdays and just 49% on Fridays. That gap is worth planning around.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 5.8% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon62%(45 flights)
  • Tue65%(48 flights)
  • Wed54%(48 flights)
  • Thu52%(46 flights)
  • Fri49%(47 flights)
  • Sat78%(27 flights)
  • Sun55%(49 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM—(5 flights)
  • 12–3 PM67%(101 flights)
  • 3–6 PM46%(52 flights)
  • 6–9 PM56%(152 flights)
On-time trend by month
62%
May

Jun 37% → May 62% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202537%27
July 202554%24
August 202560%30
September 202567%30
October 202581%31
November 202562%29
December 202567%21
January 202647%19
February 202652%23
March 202650%24
April 202650%26
May 202662%26

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Based on 329 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.