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Route Reliability

Washington → Memphis

DCA–MEM · 762 miles · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Memphis International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
74%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min
Average arrival delay
4.9%
Cancelled
1,182
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 74% of the time across 1,182 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

DCA–MEM flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 83% of the time, versus 67% between 3–6 PM.

Wednesday is the weak spot.

DCA–MEM flights arrived on time 80% of the time on Tuesdays. On Wednesdays: 70%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 4.9% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Ticking up lately.

DCA–MEM flights arrived on time 71% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 66% 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
  • Mon76%(164 flights)
  • Tue80%(174 flights)
  • Wed70%(169 flights)
  • Thu70%(167 flights)
  • Fri72%(158 flights)
  • Sat73%(120 flights)
  • Sun76%(169 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM83%(326 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM74%(144 flights)
  • 12–3 PM76%(149 flights)
  • 3–6 PM67%(213 flights)
  • 6–9 PM68%(166 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM68%(123 flights)
On-time trend by month
72%
May

Jun 72% → May 72% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202572%101
July 202575%105
August 202574%116
September 202583%115
October 202580%116
November 202582%85
December 202563%84
January 202665%77
February 202671%73
March 202666%80
April 202675%83
May 202672%86

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 1,182 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.