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Route Reliability

Washington → Valparaiso

DCA–VPS · 789 miles · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
75%
Arrive within 15 minutes
6 min
Average arrival delay
5.5%
Cancelled
384
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 75% of the time across 384 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The 6–9 AM departure wins.

DCA–VPS flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 84% of the time, versus 50% between 9 AM–12 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

DCA–VPS flights arrived on time 81% of the time on Saturdays. On Fridays: 68%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 5.5% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Slipping a little lately.

DCA–VPS flights arrived on time 77% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 81% in the three months before that.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon79%(48 flights)
  • Tue71%(49 flights)
  • Wed76%(50 flights)
  • Thu71%(48 flights)
  • Fri68%(50 flights)
  • Sat81%(70 flights)
  • Sun75%(47 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM84%(255 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM50%(18 flights)
  • 12–3 PM—(9 flights)
  • 6–9 PM56%(80 flights)
On-time trend by month
65%
May

Jun 41% → May 65% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202541%32
July 202556%34
August 202574%34
September 202586%29
October 202584%31
November 202593%30
December 202577%30
January 202678%27
February 202689%26
March 202679%28
April 202687%30
May 202665%31

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 384 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.