Route Reliability
Washington → Rochester
DCA–ROC · 296 miles · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport
- 70%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 18 min
- Average arrival delay
- 5.9%
- Cancelled
- 1,050
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 70% of the time across 1,050 flights. No comparison to make.
What the data says
The late departure is the smart one here.
DCA–ROC flights departing between 6–9 PM arrived on time 100% of the time, versus 59% between 12–3 PM.
Mondays have been rough.
DCA–ROC flights arrived on time 82% 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 5.9% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.
Ticking up lately.
DCA–ROC flights arrived on time 68% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 64% 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%(146 flights)
- Tue67%(149 flights)
- Wed71%(145 flights)
- Thu66%(142 flights)
- Fri74%(148 flights)
- Sat82%(115 flights)
- Sun65%(141 flights)
- 6–9 AM—(1 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM80%(347 flights)
- 12–3 PM59%(90 flights)
- 3–6 PM63%(277 flights)
- 6–9 PM100%(10 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM65%(261 flights)
Jun 66% → May 72% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 66% | 91 |
| July 2025 | 68% | 76 |
| August 2025 | 70% | 87 |
| September 2025 | 79% | 86 |
| October 2025 | 82% | 88 |
| November 2025 | 71% | 78 |
| December 2025 | 64% | 74 |
| January 2026 | 70% | 77 |
| February 2026 | 60% | 74 |
| March 2026 | 62% | 78 |
| April 2026 | 69% | 88 |
| May 2026 | 72% | 89 |
Same trip, other airports
Keep nerding
Based on 1,050 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.