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Route Reliability

Washington → Sarasota

DCA–SRQ · 851 miles · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport

80
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
80%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min
Average arrival delay
1.9%
Cancelled
464
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 80% of the time across 464 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Mornings have a slight edge.

Departures between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 82% of the time, against 78% between 6–9 AM.

Thursdays have been rough.

DCA–SRQ flights arrived on time 86% of the time on Mondays and just 68% on Thursdays. That gap is worth planning around.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon86%(62 flights)
  • Tue83%(65 flights)
  • Wed82%(66 flights)
  • Thu68%(65 flights)
  • Fri77%(65 flights)
  • Sat81%(68 flights)
  • Sun83%(64 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM78%(288 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM82%(165 flights)
  • 12–3 PM—(2 flights)
On-time trend by month
84%
May

Jun 89% → May 84% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202589%28
July 202574%31
August 202581%31
September 202573%30
October 202581%31
November 202578%32
December 202571%31
January 202683%29
February 202683%41
March 202680%60
April 202678%60
May 202684%51

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 464 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.