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Route Reliability

Washington → Miami

DCAMIA · 919 miles · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Miami International Airport

73
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
76%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min
Average arrival delay
2.3%
Cancelled
3,959
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.American Airlines77%3,567 flights
  2. 2.Delta Air Lines67%392 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

DCA–MIA flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 93% of the time, versus 61% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

DCA–MIA flights arrived on time 83% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 68%.

American Airlines runs this route best.

American Airlines arrived on time 77% of the time on this route; Delta Air Lines managed 67%.

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%(543 flights)
  • Tue83%(559 flights)
  • Wed78%(557 flights)
  • Thu77%(552 flights)
  • Fri75%(563 flights)
  • Sat77%(509 flights)
  • Sun68%(565 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM93%(467 flights)
  • 6–9 AM88%(870 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM80%(605 flights)
  • 12–3 PM68%(681 flights)
  • 3–6 PM66%(665 flights)
  • 6–9 PM61%(560 flights)
On-time trend by month
77%
May

Jun 69% → May 77% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202569%314
July 202567%304
August 202574%331
September 202571%322
October 202579%336
November 202578%305
December 202577%344
January 202679%308
February 202683%292
March 202680%330
April 202681%326
May 202677%336

Based on 3,959 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.