Route Reliability
Washington → Manchester
DCA–MHT · 406 miles · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Manchester–Boston Regional Airport
- 69%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 16 min
- Average arrival delay
- 6.5%
- Cancelled
- 1,134
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 69% of the time across 1,134 flights. No comparison to make.
What the data says
The late departure is the smart one here.
DCA–MHT flights departing between 6–9 PM arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 59% between 9 PM–12 AM.
Mondays have been rough.
DCA–MHT flights arrived on time 81% of the time on Saturdays and just 64% on Mondays. That gap is worth planning around.
Keep a backup plan handy.
This route was cancelled 6.5% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.
Ticking up lately.
DCA–MHT flights arrived on time 71% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 65% 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
- Mon64%(158 flights)
- Tue74%(162 flights)
- Wed71%(155 flights)
- Thu65%(156 flights)
- Fri68%(154 flights)
- Sat81%(115 flights)
- Sun65%(159 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM79%(395 flights)
- 12–3 PM63%(256 flights)
- 3–6 PM75%(120 flights)
- 6–9 PM87%(15 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM59%(273 flights)
Jun 61% → May 76% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 61% | 102 |
| July 2025 | 65% | 101 |
| August 2025 | 80% | 113 |
| September 2025 | 78% | 85 |
| October 2025 | 67% | 89 |
| November 2025 | 71% | 84 |
| December 2025 | 61% | 81 |
| January 2026 | 71% | 75 |
| February 2026 | 64% | 77 |
| March 2026 | 59% | 83 |
| April 2026 | 79% | 85 |
| May 2026 | 76% | 84 |
Same trip, other airports
Keep nerding
Based on 1,134 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.