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Route Reliability

ILM → Washington

ILM–DCA · 320 miles · ILM Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

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WanderNerd Reliability Score
68%
Arrive within 15 minutes
20 min
Average arrival delay
6.6%
Cancelled
877
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 68% of the time across 877 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

ILM–DCA flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 51% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

ILM–DCA flights arrived on time 85% of the time on Saturdays and just 61% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 6.6% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Trending in the right direction.

ILM–DCA flights arrived on time 73% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 60% 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
  • Mon66%(119 flights)
  • Tue71%(119 flights)
  • Wed63%(114 flights)
  • Thu64%(118 flights)
  • Fri66%(122 flights)
  • Sat85%(106 flights)
  • Sun61%(116 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM91%(11 flights)
  • 6–9 AM—(1 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM86%(345 flights)
  • 12–3 PM63%(80 flights)
  • 3–6 PM55%(104 flights)
  • 6–9 PM51%(273 flights)
On-time trend by month
69%
May

Jun 62% → May 69% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202562%73
July 202552%77
August 202572%86
September 202583%88
October 202570%89
November 202569%61
December 202563%57
January 202659%51
February 202657%49
March 202670%54
April 202681%58
May 202669%71

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Based on 877 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.