Route · DCA → JAN · 2020–2025 BTS data
Washington to Jackson/Vicksburg
According to PlainFlights' route traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), DCA to JAN (Washington to Jackson/Vicksburg) ranks #4657 of 4927 tracked domestic routes by total flights (most flights = #1).
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 73.1%
- On-time
- -5.9 pts
- vs US avg
- 74 min
- Delay when late
- 796
- Flights
- #4657 of 4927
- Corpus placement
Cancelled
4.1%
Best Month
N/A
Worst Month
N/A
Distance
860 mi
Carriers
2
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2024 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 2 | OH |
| Oct 2023 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | OH |
| Sep 2023 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | OH |
| Aug 2023 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 0 | OH |
| Jul 2023 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 0 | OH |
| Jun 2023 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 1 | OH |
| May 2023 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | OH |
| Apr 2023 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 0 | OH |
| Mar 2023 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | OH |
| Jan 2023 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 0 | OH |
| Dec 2022 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 0 | OH |
| Nov 2022 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 1 | OH |
| Oct 2022 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | OH |
| Sep 2022 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 0 | OH |
| Aug 2022 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 0 | OH |
| Jul 2022 | 31 | 16 | 2 | 0 | OH |
| Jun 2022 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 1 | OH |
| May 2022 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 0 | OH |
| Apr 2022 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | OH |
| Mar 2022 | 31 | 13 | 1 | 0 | OH,YX |
| Jan 2022 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 0 | OH,YX |
| Dec 2021 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | OH |
| Oct 2021 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | OH |
| May 2021 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | OH |
DCA–JAN seasonal on-time pattern
Best: October (83.9%) · weakest: July (52.5%)
Strongest calendar month
October
83.9% on-time · ~31 flights/mo
Busiest calendar month
January
~31 flights/mo avg
Weakest calendar month
July
52.5% on-time · ~31 flights/mo
Cancellation Rate
4.1%
30 of 735 flights
Diversion Rate
0.7%
5 of 735 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 profileJAN - Jackson/Vicksburg
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Jackson/Vicksburg, MS.
JAN on-time profileCompare the two airports
See DCA and JAN side by side on delays, cancellations, and reliability.
Compare DCA vs JANOrigin-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 73.1% print against those peers · fleet on-time rank #4673 of 4927.
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What the Data Says About DCA to JAN
On-time performance on the DCA to JAN pairing (Washington to Jackson/Vicksburg) trails a chunk of the network: 73.1% of 796 tracked flights arrived on schedule, with a 73.9-minute average delay on the ones that ran late. The route spans about 860 miles across 2 carriers. Cancellations over the trailing 24 months hit 4.1% (30 of 735 flights), with 0.7% 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–JAN peaks in October at 83.9% on-time while January carries the heaviest traffic (~31 flights per month) ; the softest month is July at 52.5%, a 31.4-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–JAN data
DCA–JAN sits 5.9 pts below the national 79% average; check the seasonal chart and airport profiles before treating the headline as typical.
- Compare DCA and JAN airport profiles: delay causes and top routes differ even on the same corridor. DCA airport
- If your dates flex, October (83.9% on-time) beats July (52.5%) on this corridor. Seasonal chart
- 4 other routes post a similar 73.1% 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.