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Route Reliability

Washington → New York

DCA–JFK · 213 miles · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min
Average arrival delay
6.0%
Cancelled
2,742
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.JetBlue Airways82%446 flights
  2. 2.Delta Air Lines81%1,045 flights
  3. 3.American Airlines74%1,251 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

DCA–JFK flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 59% between 3–6 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

DCA–JFK flights arrived on time 82% of the time on Wednesdays. On Fridays: 74%.

JetBlue Airways runs this route best.

JetBlue Airways arrived on time 82% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 74%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 6.0% 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
  • Mon75%(359 flights)
  • Tue81%(369 flights)
  • Wed82%(373 flights)
  • Thu78%(362 flights)
  • Fri74%(374 flights)
  • Sat81%(368 flights)
  • Sun75%(372 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM—(1 flights)
  • 6–9 AM91%(1043 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM84%(309 flights)
  • 12–3 PM72%(476 flights)
  • 3–6 PM59%(616 flights)
  • 6–9 PM70%(132 flights)
On-time trend by month
87%
May

Jun 76% → May 87% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202576%190
July 202581%179
August 202583%210
September 202584%256
October 202580%217
November 202571%243
December 202569%204
January 202677%209
February 202673%203
March 202673%240
April 202684%213
May 202687%213

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 2,742 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.