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Route Reliability

Dallas–Fort Worth → Washington

DFWDCA · 1,192 miles · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

65
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
73%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min
Average arrival delay
3.4%
Cancelled
3,309
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 73% of the time across 3,309 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

DFW–DCA flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 63% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

DFW–DCA flights arrived on time 77% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 67%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.4% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

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
  • Mon75%(453 flights)
  • Tue77%(462 flights)
  • Wed72%(456 flights)
  • Thu73%(455 flights)
  • Fri73%(459 flights)
  • Sat75%(441 flights)
  • Sun67%(453 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM88%(349 flights)
  • 6–9 AM85%(661 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM79%(395 flights)
  • 12–3 PM66%(630 flights)
  • 3–6 PM64%(608 flights)
  • 6–9 PM63%(471 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM68%(65 flights)
On-time trend by month
78%
May

Jun 65% → May 78% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202565%253
July 202563%255
August 202576%262
September 202574%261
October 202576%278
November 202569%262
December 202575%273
January 202678%245
February 202677%248
March 202669%267
April 202677%291
May 202678%284

Based on 3,309 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.