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Route Reliability

Washington → Newark

DCA–EWR · 199 miles · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport

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WanderNerd Reliability Score
71%
Arrive within 15 minutes
23 min
Average arrival delay
6.4%
Cancelled
3,288
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 71% of the time across 3,288 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

DCA–EWR flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 50% between 6–9 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

DCA–EWR flights arrived on time 75% of the time on Saturdays. On Fridays: 66%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 6.4% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

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
  • Mon74%(456 flights)
  • Tue73%(476 flights)
  • Wed72%(469 flights)
  • Thu67%(460 flights)
  • Fri66%(486 flights)
  • Sat75%(316 flights)
  • Sun70%(412 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM89%(643 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM80%(939 flights)
  • 12–3 PM68%(336 flights)
  • 3–6 PM56%(680 flights)
  • 6–9 PM50%(477 flights)
On-time trend by month
79%
May

Jun 75% → May 79% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202575%206
July 202560%241
August 202568%276
September 202578%276
October 202563%287
November 202560%226
December 202565%243
January 202680%257
February 202673%236
March 202671%281
April 202676%278
May 202679%268

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Based on 3,288 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.