Route · DCA → AGS · 2020–2025 BTS data
Washington to Augusta
According to PlainFlights' route traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), DCA to AGS (Washington to Augusta) ranks #4306 of 4927 tracked domestic routes by total flights (most flights = #1).
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 73.8%
- On-time
- -5.2 pts
- vs US avg
- 83 min
- Delay when late
- 1,280
- Flights
- #4306 of 4927
- Corpus placement
Cancelled
5.4%
Best Month
N/A
Worst Month
N/A
Distance
468 mi
Carriers
6
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 0 | OH |
| Sep 2025 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 0 | OH |
| Aug 2025 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 0 | OH |
| Jul 2025 | 31 | 12 | 9 | 0 | OH |
| Jun 2025 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 0 | OH |
| May 2025 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 0 | OH |
| Apr 2025 | 44 | 21 | 0 | 0 | OH,YX |
| Oct 2024 | 31 | 11 | 0 | 2 | OH |
| Sep 2024 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 0 | OH |
| Aug 2024 | 31 | 13 | 2 | 0 | OH |
| Jul 2024 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 0 | OH |
| Jun 2024 | 30 | 11 | 0 | 0 | OH |
| May 2024 | 31 | 12 | 0 | 0 | OH |
| Apr 2024 | 45 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 9E,MQ,OH,YX |
| Mar 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | OH |
| Oct 2023 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | OH |
| Sep 2023 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 0 | OH |
| Aug 2023 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 0 | OH,YX |
| Jul 2023 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 0 | OH |
| Jun 2023 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 0 | OH |
| May 2023 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | OH |
| Apr 2023 | 45 | 11 | 0 | 0 | MQ,OH |
| Mar 2023 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | OH |
| Jan 2023 | 31 | 13 | 0 | 0 | OH |
DCA–AGS seasonal on-time pattern
Best: September (80.7%) · weakest: April (64.8%)
Strongest calendar month
September
80.7% on-time · ~30 flights/mo
Busiest calendar month
April
~44 flights/mo avg
Weakest calendar month
April
64.8% on-time · ~44 flights/mo
Cancellation Rate
5.4%
42 of 778 flights
Diversion Rate
0.3%
2 of 778 flights
Explore origin & destination
On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
DCA - Washington
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Washington, DC.
DCA on-time profileAGS - Augusta
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Augusta, GA.
AGS on-time profileCompare the two airports
See DCA and AGS side by side on delays, cancellations, and reliability.
Compare DCA vs AGSOrigin-hub reliability standing
Softer reliability from DCA
Among 91 routes leaving DCA, only 10 (including this one) clear below 75% on-time, while 4 stay ≥85% and 77 sit mid-band. Travelers comparing DCA options should weigh this 73.8% print against those peers · fleet on-time rank #4616 of 4927.
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What the Data Says About DCA to AGS
On-time performance on the DCA to AGS pairing (Washington to Augusta) trails a chunk of the network: 73.8% of 1,280 tracked flights arrived on schedule, with a 82.8-minute average delay on the ones that ran late. The route spans about 468 miles across 6 carriers. Cancellations over the trailing 24 months hit 5.4% (42 of 778 flights), with 0.3% diverted.
Monthly performance data for this route did not show a clear best/worst split in the sample window; review the monthly table above for period-by-period detail.
On the multi-year calendar, DCA–AGS peaks in September at 80.7% on-time while April carries the heaviest traffic (~44 flights per month) ; the softest month is April at 64.8%, a 15.9-point swing that repeats because the corridor's weather and holiday mix stays stable year to year.
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Data source
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.
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Using DCA–AGS data
DCA–AGS sits 5.2 pts below the national 79% average; check the seasonal chart and airport profiles before treating the headline as typical.
- Compare DCA and AGS airport profiles: delay causes and top routes differ even on the same corridor. DCA airport
- If your dates flex, September (80.7% on-time) beats April (64.8%) on this corridor. Seasonal chart
- 4 other routes post a similar 73.8% on-time rate; compare before you commit to this pairing. Similar routes
On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers on this origin–destination pair, not any single flight or booking recommendation.
Every figure on PlainFlights is rendered directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page aggregates this specific route's on-time performance and monthly trend, live from the dataset. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.