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Route Reliability

Washington → Wichita

DCA–ICT · 1,110 miles · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
68%
Arrive within 15 minutes
13 min
Average arrival delay
3.8%
Cancelled
312
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 68% of the time across 312 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

DCA–ICT flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 75% of the time, versus 61% between 12–3 PM.

Wednesdays have been rough.

DCA–ICT flights arrived on time 84% of the time on Sundays and just 55% on Wednesdays. That gap is worth planning around.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.8% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Ticking up lately.

DCA–ICT flights arrived on time 59% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 53% in the three months before that.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon67%(46 flights)
  • Tue77%(48 flights)
  • Wed55%(49 flights)
  • Thu63%(48 flights)
  • Fri61%(46 flights)
  • Sat71%(17 flights)
  • Sun84%(44 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM75%(144 flights)
  • 12–3 PM61%(154 flights)
On-time trend by month
68%
May

Jun 57% → May 68% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202557%28
July 202577%30
August 202585%27
September 202585%26
October 202589%27
November 202567%24
December 202540%15
January 202656%18
February 202662%21
March 202644%23
April 202664%28
May 202668%31

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Based on 312 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.