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Route Reliability

Huntsville → Washington

HSV–DCA · 613 miles · Huntsville International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
70%
Arrive within 15 minutes
23 min
Average arrival delay
4.9%
Cancelled
1,327
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 70% of the time across 1,327 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

HSV–DCA flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 52% between 6–9 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

HSV–DCA flights arrived on time 76% of the time on Saturdays. On Fridays: 64%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 4.9% 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

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon73%(195 flights)
  • Tue74%(193 flights)
  • Wed71%(193 flights)
  • Thu69%(191 flights)
  • Fri64%(191 flights)
  • Sat76%(104 flights)
  • Sun70%(191 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM—(7 flights)
  • 6–9 AM85%(306 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM81%(348 flights)
  • 12–3 PM62%(292 flights)
  • 3–6 PM58%(24 flights)
  • 6–9 PM52%(281 flights)
On-time trend by month
76%
May

Jun 59% → May 76% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202559%95
July 202559%96
August 202578%111
September 202577%111
October 202577%114
November 202563%102
December 202570%98
January 202671%97
February 202672%102
March 202664%110
April 202676%111
May 202676%111

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Based on 1,327 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.