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Route Reliability

Philadelphia → Washington

PHL–DCA · 120 miles · Philadelphia International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

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WanderNerd Reliability Score
63%
Arrive within 15 minutes
26 min
Average arrival delay
4.3%
Cancelled
861
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 63% of the time across 861 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

PHL–DCA flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 56% between 6–9 PM.

Thursdays have been rough.

PHL–DCA flights arrived on time 72% of the time on Saturdays and just 55% on Thursdays. That gap is worth planning around.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 4.3% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon61%(116 flights)
  • Tue66%(120 flights)
  • Wed68%(116 flights)
  • Thu55%(121 flights)
  • Fri56%(119 flights)
  • Sat72%(117 flights)
  • Sun59%(114 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM82%(22 flights)
  • 6–9 AM68%(57 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM85%(134 flights)
  • 12–3 PM59%(58 flights)
  • 3–6 PM56%(224 flights)
  • 6–9 PM56%(328 flights)
On-time trend by month
61%
May

Jun 69% → May 61% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202569%96
July 202567%81
August 202577%65
September 202584%88
October 202579%92
November 202536%59
December 202548%60
January 202652%54
February 202654%50
March 202643%58
April 202651%59
May 202661%61

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 861 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.