PlainFlights
DCA

Washington, DC

Washington, Virginia

Data coverage: 2020 — 2024

Total Flights

1,140,000

On-Time Rate

82.4%

Avg Delay

78.0 min

Delayed

200,444

Cancelled

16,196

Delay Causes

Top delay cause: Late Aircraft

Late Aircraft 45.1%
Carrier 30.3%
NAS (National Aviation System) 19.6%
Weather 4.8%
Security 0.2%

Monthly Performance

Recent 24 months of flight data.

Period Flights Dep Delayed Arr Delayed Cancelled Diverted
Dec 2024 22,686 2,741 2,795 95 29
Nov 2024 23,091 1,546 1,625 17 9
Oct 2024 24,071 1,495 1,548 83 14
Sep 2024 23,093 1,554 1,715 86 21
Aug 2024 23,747 2,835 2,984 452 30
Jul 2024 23,896 3,332 3,346 390 47
Jun 2024 22,918 2,443 2,513 174 51
May 2024 23,931 2,890 3,162 100 41
Apr 2024 23,088 2,127 2,305 74 29
Mar 2024 23,941 2,115 2,173 52 20
Feb 2024 22,596 1,502 1,726 45 15
Jan 2024 22,973 2,452 2,619 654 21
Dec 2023 22,027 1,828 1,862 54 27
Nov 2023 22,707 1,435 1,456 17 8
Oct 2023 24,219 1,566 1,659 7 14
Sep 2023 23,025 2,018 2,162 271 24
Aug 2023 23,825 2,289 2,360 238 40
Jul 2023 23,136 3,127 3,113 502 53
Jun 2023 22,905 2,473 2,497 327 60
May 2023 24,406 1,622 1,666 37 26
Apr 2023 23,377 2,133 2,275 223 33
Mar 2023 24,673 1,889 2,344 118 29
Feb 2023 22,169 1,470 1,725 123 13
Jan 2023 23,546 1,815 2,118 200 20

Top Routes

Busiest routes to and from DCA.

Route Flights On-Time Distance
BOS (Boston) → DCA (Washington) 40,073 83.2% 399 mi
DCA (Washington) → BOS (Boston) 40,002 82% 399 mi
ATL (Atlanta) → DCA (Washington) 28,885 82.3% 547 mi
DCA (Washington) → ATL (Atlanta) 28,854 85.4% 547 mi
ORD (Chicago) → DCA (Washington) 26,885 81% 612 mi
DCA (Washington) → ORD (Chicago) 26,873 85.5% 612 mi
DCA (Washington) → LGA (New York) 24,241 81.5% 214 mi
LGA (New York) → DCA (Washington) 24,164 84.6% 214 mi
DCA (Washington) → MCO (Orlando) 17,775 80.2% 759 mi
MCO (Orlando) → DCA (Washington) 17,726 76.6% 759 mi
MIA (Miami) → DCA (Washington) 14,902 78.2% 919 mi
DCA (Washington) → MIA (Miami) 14,900 80.4% 919 mi
DCA (Washington) → BNA (Nashville) 14,824 84.4% 562 mi
BNA (Nashville) → DCA (Washington) 14,790 84% 562 mi
DCA (Washington) → DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) 14,383 82.9% 1,192 mi
DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) → DCA (Washington) 14,383 79.7% 1,192 mi
DCA (Washington) → CLT (Charlotte) 14,169 83.2% 331 mi
CLT (Charlotte) → DCA (Washington) 14,168 78.9% 331 mi
DCA (Washington) → DTW (Detroit) 12,061 87% 405 mi
DTW (Detroit) → DCA (Washington) 12,059 85.3% 405 mi
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.