Route Reliability
Pittsburgh → Washington
PIT–DCA · 204 miles · Pittsburgh International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- 71%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 14 min
- Average arrival delay
- 3.1%
- Cancelled
- 1,418
- 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 1,418 flights. No comparison to make.
What the data says
Morning flights do better here.
PIT–DCA flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 97% of the time, versus 54% between 6–9 PM.
Wednesdays have been rough.
PIT–DCA flights arrived on time 82% of the time on Saturdays and just 64% on Wednesdays. That gap is worth planning around.
Keep a backup plan handy.
This route was cancelled 3.1% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.
Ticking up lately.
PIT–DCA flights arrived on time 67% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 61% 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
- Mon73%(207 flights)
- Tue74%(209 flights)
- Wed64%(213 flights)
- Thu65%(205 flights)
- Fri68%(201 flights)
- Sat82%(146 flights)
- Sun72%(191 flights)
- 3–6 AM97%(116 flights)
- 6–9 AM67%(218 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM85%(371 flights)
- 12–3 PM60%(361 flights)
- 3–6 PM64%(101 flights)
- 6–9 PM54%(205 flights)
Jun 75% → May 76% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 75% | 114 |
| July 2025 | 83% | 106 |
| August 2025 | 78% | 129 |
| September 2025 | 90% | 118 |
| October 2025 | 75% | 138 |
| November 2025 | 56% | 109 |
| December 2025 | 61% | 98 |
| January 2026 | 66% | 108 |
| February 2026 | 57% | 104 |
| March 2026 | 54% | 113 |
| April 2026 | 71% | 113 |
| May 2026 | 76% | 122 |
Same trip, other airports
Keep nerding
Based on 1,418 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.