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Route Reliability

Manchester → Washington

MHT–DCA · 406 miles · Manchester–Boston Regional Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

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WanderNerd Reliability Score
71%
Arrive within 15 minutes
19 min
Average arrival delay
6.2%
Cancelled
1,134
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 71% of the time across 1,134 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

MHT–DCA flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 62% between 3–6 PM.

Thursday is the weak spot.

MHT–DCA flights arrived on time 75% of the time on Tuesdays. On Thursdays: 68%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 6.2% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Trending in the right direction.

MHT–DCA flights arrived on time 76% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 65% 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

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon72%(158 flights)
  • Tue75%(161 flights)
  • Wed71%(151 flights)
  • Thu68%(159 flights)
  • Fri69%(154 flights)
  • Sat72%(116 flights)
  • Sun69%(159 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM87%(156 flights)
  • 6–9 AM82%(185 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM—(6 flights)
  • 12–3 PM66%(409 flights)
  • 3–6 PM62%(302 flights)
On-time trend by month
79%
May

Jun 64% → May 79% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202564%100
July 202568%98
August 202576%110
September 202572%86
October 202576%89
November 202569%85
December 202565%82
January 202665%74
February 202664%78
March 202671%86
April 202679%86
May 202679%84

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Based on 1,134 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.