Route Reliability
New York → Washington
LGA–DCA · 214 miles · LaGuardia Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- 69%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 13 min
- Average arrival delay
- 5.7%
- Cancelled
- 4,816
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.Delta Air Lines71%2,305 flights
- 2.American Airlines66%2,511 flights
What the data says
Morning-you made the right choice.
LGA–DCA flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 83% of the time, versus 50% between 6–9 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
LGA–DCA flights arrived on time 85% of the time on Saturdays and just 63% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.
Delta Air Lines has a slight edge here.
Delta Air Lines arrived on time 71% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 66%.
Keep a backup plan handy.
This route was cancelled 5.7% 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
More flights on this route
The breakdown
- Mon68%(686 flights)
- Tue69%(719 flights)
- Wed69%(711 flights)
- Thu67%(697 flights)
- Fri66%(703 flights)
- Sat85%(412 flights)
- Sun63%(608 flights)
- 6–9 AM83%(1230 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM79%(865 flights)
- 12–3 PM63%(835 flights)
- 3–6 PM58%(776 flights)
- 6–9 PM50%(554 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM60%(276 flights)
Jun 68% → May 69% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 68% | 369 |
| July 2025 | 77% | 361 |
| August 2025 | 88% | 394 |
| September 2025 | 82% | 382 |
| October 2025 | 69% | 386 |
| November 2025 | 59% | 373 |
| December 2025 | 57% | 328 |
| January 2026 | 70% | 369 |
| February 2026 | 58% | 357 |
| March 2026 | 55% | 387 |
| April 2026 | 70% | 416 |
| May 2026 | 69% | 414 |
Same trip, other airports
Keep nerding
Based on 4,816 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.