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Route Reliability

New York → Washington

JFK–DCA · 213 miles · John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

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WanderNerd Reliability Score
68%
Arrive within 15 minutes
16 min
Average arrival delay
5.8%
Cancelled
2,774
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.American Airlines71%1,250 flights
  2. 2.Delta Air Lines70%1,078 flights
  3. 3.JetBlue Airways55%446 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

JFK–DCA flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 50% between 12–3 PM.

Thursdays have been rough.

JFK–DCA flights arrived on time 80% of the time on Saturdays and just 61% on Thursdays. That gap is worth planning around.

American Airlines has a clear lead on this route.

American Airlines arrived on time 71% of the time on this route; JetBlue Airways managed 55%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 5.8% 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
  • Mon72%(368 flights)
  • Tue70%(380 flights)
  • Wed66%(374 flights)
  • Thu61%(371 flights)
  • Fri64%(367 flights)
  • Sat80%(373 flights)
  • Sun64%(372 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM80%(632 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM90%(198 flights)
  • 12–3 PM50%(217 flights)
  • 3–6 PM65%(561 flights)
  • 6–9 PM52%(239 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM65%(758 flights)
On-time trend by month
70%
May

Jun 64% → May 70% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202564%192
July 202570%181
August 202580%212
September 202583%258
October 202575%241
November 202561%244
December 202566%203
January 202659%206
February 202654%203
March 202657%239
April 202673%216
May 202670%210

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 2,774 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.