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Route Reliability

Savannah → Washington

SAV–DCA · 519 miles · Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
19 min
Average arrival delay
4.5%
Cancelled
1,087
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 78% of the time across 1,087 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

SAV–DCA flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 38% between 6–9 PM.

Thursdays have been rough.

SAV–DCA flights arrived on time 88% of the time on Saturdays and just 72% on Thursdays. That gap is worth planning around.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 4.5% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Ticking up lately.

SAV–DCA flights arrived on time 83% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 76% 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
  • Mon74%(151 flights)
  • Tue76%(149 flights)
  • Wed80%(151 flights)
  • Thu72%(150 flights)
  • Fri74%(151 flights)
  • Sat88%(134 flights)
  • Sun81%(146 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM89%(347 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM84%(315 flights)
  • 12–3 PM71%(145 flights)
  • 3–6 PM70%(122 flights)
  • 6–9 PM38%(103 flights)
On-time trend by month
89%
May

Jun 72% → May 89% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202572%75
July 202568%78
August 202574%85
September 202581%88
October 202574%91
November 202581%93
December 202573%92
January 202681%79
February 202675%75
March 202681%88
April 202680%89
May 202689%99

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 1,087 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.