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Route Reliability

Washington → HPN

DCA–HPN · 234 miles · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to HPN Airport

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WanderNerd Reliability Score
62%
Arrive within 15 minutes
27 min
Average arrival delay
6.6%
Cancelled
1,368
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 62% of the time across 1,368 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

DCA–HPN flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 79% of the time, versus 52% between 3–6 PM.

Skip Thursday if you can.

DCA–HPN flights arrived on time 70% of the time on Saturdays. On Thursdays: 56%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 6.6% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Trending in the right direction.

DCA–HPN flights arrived on time 67% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 51% 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
  • Mon61%(193 flights)
  • Tue66%(190 flights)
  • Wed60%(192 flights)
  • Thu56%(188 flights)
  • Fri59%(195 flights)
  • Sat70%(129 flights)
  • Sun61%(187 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM79%(66 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM75%(299 flights)
  • 12–3 PM60%(306 flights)
  • 3–6 PM52%(320 flights)
  • 6–9 PM58%(167 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM55%(116 flights)
On-time trend by month
68%
May

Jun 45% → May 68% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202545%96
July 202553%100
August 202567%113
September 202576%110
October 202576%118
November 202561%105
December 202542%106
January 202665%110
February 202647%95
March 202661%108
April 202671%112
May 202668%101

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Based on 1,368 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.