Route · DCA → AUS · 2020–2025 BTS data
Washington to Austin
The DCA–AUS corridor (Washington, DC → Austin, TX) runs behind the national average, served by 1 carrier across roughly 1,315 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 64.5%
- On-time
- -14.5 pts
- vs US avg
- 60 min
- Delay when late
- 1,777
- Flights
Cancelled
0.5%
Best Month
N/A
Worst Month
N/A
Distance
1,315 mi
Carriers
1
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Nov 2025 | 30 | 13 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2025 | 31 | 15 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Sep 2025 | 30 | 17 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2025 | 31 | 11 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2025 | 31 | 22 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Jun 2025 | 30 | 20 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| May 2025 | 31 | 22 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Apr 2025 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Mar 2025 | 31 | 16 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jan 2025 | 31 | 15 | 2 | 0 | WN |
| Dec 2024 | 31 | 17 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Nov 2024 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2024 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Sep 2024 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2024 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2024 | 31 | 20 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jun 2024 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| May 2024 | 31 | 18 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Apr 2024 | 30 | 14 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Mar 2024 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jan 2024 | 31 | 12 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Dec 2023 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Nov 2023 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | WN |
Cancellation Rate
0.5%
4 of 735 flights
Diversion Rate
0.0%
0 of 735 flights
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DCA - Washington
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Washington, DC.
Origin airport →AUS - Austin
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Austin, TX.
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What the Data Says About DCA to AUS
Washington to Austin (DCA to AUS) sits among the less reliable pairings in the BTS dataset, on-time only 64.5% of the time across 1,777 flights, with a 60.4-minute average delay when service runs late. Carriers on this 1,315-mile route (1 total) show a 0.5% cancellation rate and 0.0% diversion rate over the last 24 months (4 of 735 flights cancelled).
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.
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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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