Route Reliability
Washington → Cleveland
DCA–CLE · 310 miles · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
- 67%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 20 min
- Average arrival delay
- 7.5%
- Cancelled
- 1,608
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 67% of the time across 1,608 flights. No comparison to make.
What the data says
Morning-you made the right choice.
DCA–CLE flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 51% between 3–6 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
DCA–CLE flights arrived on time 75% of the time on Saturdays and just 59% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.
Keep a backup plan handy.
This route was cancelled 7.5% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.
Ticking up lately.
DCA–CLE flights arrived on time 69% 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
- Mon67%(234 flights)
- Tue70%(238 flights)
- Wed71%(238 flights)
- Thu66%(227 flights)
- Fri63%(220 flights)
- Sat75%(126 flights)
- Sun59%(202 flights)
- 6–9 AM86%(262 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM83%(302 flights)
- 12–3 PM60%(346 flights)
- 3–6 PM51%(197 flights)
- 6–9 PM53%(111 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM57%(267 flights)
Jun 52% → May 71% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 52% | 111 |
| July 2025 | 62% | 110 |
| August 2025 | 71% | 133 |
| September 2025 | 83% | 134 |
| October 2025 | 69% | 141 |
| November 2025 | 60% | 129 |
| December 2025 | 59% | 108 |
| January 2026 | 67% | 106 |
| February 2026 | 66% | 121 |
| March 2026 | 64% | 122 |
| April 2026 | 74% | 134 |
| May 2026 | 71% | 136 |
Same trip, other airports
Keep nerding
Based on 1,608 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.