Route Reliability
Washington → Pittsburgh
DCA–PIT · 204 miles · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport
- 76%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 9 min
- Average arrival delay
- 4.1%
- Cancelled
- 1,418
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 76% of the time across 1,418 flights. No comparison to make.
What the data says
Morning flights do better here.
DCA–PIT flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 64% between 3–6 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
DCA–PIT flights arrived on time 83% of the time on Saturdays and just 68% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.
Keep a backup plan handy.
This route was cancelled 4.1% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.
Trending in the right direction.
DCA–PIT flights arrived on time 78% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 69% 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
- Mon77%(206 flights)
- Tue83%(208 flights)
- Wed75%(208 flights)
- Thu74%(202 flights)
- Fri72%(201 flights)
- Sat83%(144 flights)
- Sun68%(190 flights)
- 6–9 AM90%(311 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM85%(204 flights)
- 12–3 PM83%(115 flights)
- 3–6 PM64%(360 flights)
- 6–9 PM69%(184 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM68%(185 flights)
Jun 64% → May 81% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 64% | 111 |
| July 2025 | 74% | 101 |
| August 2025 | 83% | 129 |
| September 2025 | 90% | 118 |
| October 2025 | 76% | 138 |
| November 2025 | 78% | 109 |
| December 2025 | 68% | 98 |
| January 2026 | 74% | 107 |
| February 2026 | 65% | 102 |
| March 2026 | 70% | 112 |
| April 2026 | 82% | 112 |
| May 2026 | 81% | 122 |
Same trip, other airports
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Based on 1,418 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.