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Route Reliability

HPN → Washington

HPNDCA · 234 miles · HPN Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

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WanderNerd Reliability Score
62%
Arrive within 15 minutes
33 min
Average arrival delay
5.9%
Cancelled
1,366
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 62% of the time across 1,366 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

HPN–DCA flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 80% of the time, versus 49% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

HPN–DCA flights arrived on time 73% of the time on Saturdays. On Sundays: 59%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 5.9% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Trending in the right direction.

HPN–DCA flights arrived on time 64% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 54% 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
  • Mon61%(192 flights)
  • Tue65%(190 flights)
  • Wed61%(186 flights)
  • Thu60%(194 flights)
  • Fri62%(195 flights)
  • Sat73%(127 flights)
  • Sun59%(195 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM80%(345 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM67%(339 flights)
  • 12–3 PM54%(26 flights)
  • 3–6 PM49%(569 flights)
On-time trend by month
67%
May

Jun 53% → May 67% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202553%103
July 202562%100
August 202581%113
September 202570%110
October 202570%119
November 202554%106
December 202542%108
January 202666%108
February 202655%92
March 202663%110
April 202663%112
May 202667%98

Based on 1,366 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.