Route Reliability
Washington → ILM
DCA–ILM · 320 miles · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to ILM Airport
- 72%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 12 min
- Average arrival delay
- 5.8%
- Cancelled
- 877
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 72% of the time across 877 flights. No comparison to make.
What the data says
Morning-you made the right choice.
DCA–ILM flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 59% between 3–6 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
DCA–ILM flights arrived on time 80% of the time on Saturdays. On Sundays: 66%.
Keep a backup plan handy.
This route was cancelled 5.8% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.
Trending in the right direction.
DCA–ILM flights arrived on time 76% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 59% 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
- Mon72%(119 flights)
- Tue71%(119 flights)
- Wed72%(118 flights)
- Thu69%(120 flights)
- Fri76%(123 flights)
- Sat80%(105 flights)
- Sun66%(121 flights)
- 6–9 AM83%(344 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM90%(39 flights)
- 12–3 PM71%(132 flights)
- 3–6 PM59%(301 flights)
- 6–9 PM—(1 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM—(8 flights)
Jun 70% → May 74% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 70% | 76 |
| July 2025 | 64% | 77 |
| August 2025 | 72% | 85 |
| September 2025 | 85% | 89 |
| October 2025 | 84% | 88 |
| November 2025 | 75% | 63 |
| December 2025 | 60% | 57 |
| January 2026 | 61% | 51 |
| February 2026 | 56% | 50 |
| March 2026 | 78% | 55 |
| April 2026 | 77% | 60 |
| May 2026 | 74% | 74 |
Keep nerding
Based on 877 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.