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Route Reliability

Rochester → Washington

ROCIAD · 287 miles · Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport

75
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
82%
Arrive within 15 minutes
14 min
Average arrival delay
3.0%
Cancelled
1,255
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 82% of the time across 1,255 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

ROC–IAD flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 74% between 12–3 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

ROC–IAD flights arrived on time 86% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 78%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.0% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Trending in the right direction.

ROC–IAD flights arrived on time 90% 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

On-time by weekday
  • Mon81%(176 flights)
  • Tue86%(174 flights)
  • Wed83%(174 flights)
  • Thu79%(189 flights)
  • Fri83%(188 flights)
  • Sat82%(143 flights)
  • Sun78%(170 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM87%(298 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM84%(335 flights)
  • 12–3 PM74%(254 flights)
  • 3–6 PM86%(73 flights)
  • 6–9 PM78%(254 flights)
On-time trend by month
91%
May

Jun 69% → May 91% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202569%102
July 202575%103
August 202590%117
September 202590%105
October 202585%93
November 202572%104
December 202566%99
January 202671%80
February 202689%73
March 202685%110
April 202695%112
May 202691%116

Based on 1,255 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.