Route Reliability
Memphis → Washington
MEM–DCA · 762 miles · Memphis International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- 76%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 12 min
- Average arrival delay
- 4.7%
- Cancelled
- 1,181
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 76% of the time across 1,181 flights. No comparison to make.
What the data says
Morning flights do better here.
MEM–DCA flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 100% of the time, versus 64% between 12–3 PM.
Thursdays have been rough.
MEM–DCA flights arrived on time 85% of the time on Mondays and just 68% on Thursdays. That gap is worth planning around.
Keep a backup plan handy.
This route was cancelled 4.7% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.
Ticking up lately.
MEM–DCA flights arrived on time 78% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 75% 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
- Mon85%(163 flights)
- Tue81%(169 flights)
- Wed76%(165 flights)
- Thu68%(167 flights)
- Fri71%(163 flights)
- Sat72%(120 flights)
- Sun78%(170 flights)
- 3–6 AM100%(11 flights)
- 6–9 AM89%(336 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM76%(332 flights)
- 12–3 PM64%(139 flights)
- 3–6 PM68%(120 flights)
- 6–9 PM65%(179 flights)
Jun 71% → May 83% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 71% | 105 |
| July 2025 | 72% | 98 |
| August 2025 | 78% | 112 |
| September 2025 | 78% | 114 |
| October 2025 | 78% | 114 |
| November 2025 | 77% | 86 |
| December 2025 | 79% | 85 |
| January 2026 | 76% | 78 |
| February 2026 | 69% | 72 |
| March 2026 | 70% | 83 |
| April 2026 | 81% | 84 |
| May 2026 | 83% | 86 |
Same trip, other airports
Keep nerding
Based on 1,181 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.