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Route Reliability

Newark → Washington

EWR–DCA · 199 miles · Newark Liberty International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

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WanderNerd Reliability Score
64%
Arrive within 15 minutes
26 min
Average arrival delay
5.7%
Cancelled
3,288
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 64% of the time across 3,288 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

EWR–DCA flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 79% of the time, versus 50% between 3–6 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

EWR–DCA flights arrived on time 73% of the time on Saturdays. On Fridays: 59%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 5.7% 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
  • Mon65%(459 flights)
  • Tue65%(474 flights)
  • Wed62%(474 flights)
  • Thu62%(462 flights)
  • Fri59%(487 flights)
  • Sat73%(317 flights)
  • Sun65%(419 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM79%(632 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM76%(610 flights)
  • 12–3 PM62%(663 flights)
  • 3–6 PM50%(656 flights)
  • 6–9 PM52%(531 flights)
On-time trend by month
67%
May

Jun 69% → May 67% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202569%206
July 202562%246
August 202573%279
September 202576%278
October 202564%289
November 202542%225
December 202562%242
January 202665%259
February 202659%237
March 202660%282
April 202665%280
May 202667%269

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 3,288 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.