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Route Reliability

Washington → Fort Lauderdale

DCA–FLL · 899 miles · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport

65
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
69%
Arrive within 15 minutes
17 min
Average arrival delay
1.9%
Cancelled
2,300
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.American Airlines75%576 flights
  2. 2.JetBlue Airways68%1,359 flights
  3. 3.Southwest Airlines62%365 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

DCA–FLL flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 82% of the time, versus 55% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

DCA–FLL flights arrived on time 76% of the time on Wednesdays and just 60% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

American Airlines runs this route best.

American Airlines arrived on time 75% of the time on this route; Southwest Airlines managed 62%.

Ticking up lately.

DCA–FLL flights arrived on time 71% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 65% 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

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon68%(326 flights)
  • Tue73%(309 flights)
  • Wed76%(314 flights)
  • Thu67%(332 flights)
  • Fri65%(338 flights)
  • Sat74%(298 flights)
  • Sun60%(335 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM82%(549 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM75%(601 flights)
  • 12–3 PM64%(216 flights)
  • 3–6 PM59%(480 flights)
  • 6–9 PM55%(402 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM—(4 flights)
On-time trend by month
75%
May

Jun 67% → May 75% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202567%168
July 202566%166
August 202571%171
September 202575%144
October 202575%185
November 202565%195
December 202561%231
January 202666%207
February 202667%185
March 202669%206
April 202671%200
May 202675%194

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 2,300 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.