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Route Reliability

Providence → Washington

PVD–DCA · 356 miles · Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
73%
Arrive within 15 minutes
12 min
Average arrival delay
5.1%
Cancelled
2,462
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.Southwest Airlines81%672 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines70%1,790 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

PVD–DCA flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 55% between 6–9 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

PVD–DCA flights arrived on time 79% of the time on Saturdays. On Fridays: 69%.

Southwest Airlines runs this route best.

Southwest Airlines arrived on time 81% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 70%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 5.1% 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

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon73%(351 flights)
  • Tue76%(355 flights)
  • Wed75%(353 flights)
  • Thu71%(350 flights)
  • Fri69%(363 flights)
  • Sat79%(230 flights)
  • Sun71%(328 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM92%(105 flights)
  • 6–9 AM88%(632 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM84%(185 flights)
  • 12–3 PM67%(478 flights)
  • 3–6 PM66%(547 flights)
  • 6–9 PM55%(374 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM—(9 flights)
On-time trend by month
74%
May

Jun 65% → May 74% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202565%203
July 202571%189
August 202579%201
September 202580%219
October 202582%212
November 202574%187
December 202569%188
January 202667%175
February 202667%165
March 202668%186
April 202679%197
May 202674%208

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 2,462 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.