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Route Reliability

Washington → Savannah

DCA–SAV · 519 miles · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
68%
Arrive within 15 minutes
20 min
Average arrival delay
3.8%
Cancelled
1,087
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 68% of the time across 1,087 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

DCA–SAV flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 45% between 3–6 PM.

Thursdays have been rough.

DCA–SAV flights arrived on time 80% of the time on Saturdays and just 60% on Thursdays. That gap is worth planning around.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.8% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Ticking up lately.

DCA–SAV flights arrived on time 75% 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

On-time by weekday
  • Mon68%(150 flights)
  • Tue72%(151 flights)
  • Wed70%(154 flights)
  • Thu60%(151 flights)
  • Fri65%(153 flights)
  • Sat80%(133 flights)
  • Sun65%(151 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM86%(311 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM76%(87 flights)
  • 12–3 PM74%(200 flights)
  • 3–6 PM45%(123 flights)
  • 6–9 PM55%(322 flights)
On-time trend by month
76%
May

Jun 59% → May 76% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202559%80
July 202553%83
August 202571%83
September 202567%88
October 202569%91
November 202566%92
December 202562%91
January 202674%78
February 202670%76
March 202674%90
April 202676%90
May 202676%101

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 1,087 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.