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Route Reliability

Washington → Phoenix

DCA–PHX · 1,979 miles · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

82
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
82%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min
Average arrival delay
1.5%
Cancelled
1,088
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 82% of the time across 1,088 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

DCA–PHX flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 73% between 3–6 PM.

Skip Wednesday if you can.

DCA–PHX flights arrived on time 88% of the time on Tuesdays. On Wednesdays: 78%.

Ticking up lately.

DCA–PHX flights arrived on time 86% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 81% 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
  • Mon85%(152 flights)
  • Tue88%(154 flights)
  • Wed78%(151 flights)
  • Thu82%(151 flights)
  • Fri80%(152 flights)
  • Sat81%(151 flights)
  • Sun84%(154 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM91%(360 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM83%(359 flights)
  • 3–6 PM73%(346 flights)
On-time trend by month
85%
May

Jun 83% → May 85% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202583%89
July 202576%90
August 202585%91
September 202582%88
October 202588%91
November 202575%84
December 202584%90
January 202680%86
February 202677%84
March 202689%91
April 202684%89
May 202685%92

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Based on 1,088 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.