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Route Reliability

Los Angeles → Washington

LAX–DCA · 2,311 miles · Los Angeles International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

79
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
4 min
Average arrival delay
1.3%
Cancelled
1,457
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.American Airlines83%730 flights
  2. 2.Delta Air Lines83%363 flights
  3. 3.Alaska Airlines74%364 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

LAX–DCA flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 75% between 12–3 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

LAX–DCA flights arrived on time 86% of the time on Saturdays. On Fridays: 76%.

American Airlines runs this route best.

American Airlines arrived on time 83% of the time on this route; Alaska Airlines managed 74%.

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
  • Mon80%(206 flights)
  • Tue84%(205 flights)
  • Wed77%(203 flights)
  • Thu85%(196 flights)
  • Fri76%(202 flights)
  • Sat86%(204 flights)
  • Sun78%(206 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM86%(709 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM81%(116 flights)
  • 12–3 PM75%(597 flights)
On-time trend by month
85%
May

Jun 72% → May 85% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202572%114
July 202571%117
August 202586%121
September 202582%118
October 202591%124
November 202577%117
December 202584%122
January 202685%116
February 202674%112
March 202678%121
April 202682%119
May 202685%121

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Based on 1,457 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.