ORIGIN AIRPORT REPORT
DCA
Washington, DC (DCA) departure reliability
Of 142,250 scheduled reportable flights departing DCA, 70.3% arrived on time, 17.9% arrived at least 30 minutes late, and 3.7% were cancelled during July 2025–June 2026.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics · Origin-airport cohort · Updated September 16, 2026
HISTORICAL ROUTE SIGNALVariable
70.3%arrived on time
17.9%30+ min late
3.7%cancelled
142,250scheduled flights
MOST-FLOWN DIRECTIONS
ALL ROUTES →Which route from DCA had the largest sample?
DCA to BOS was DCA's largest published route sample, with 9,081 scheduled flights and a 68.6% on-time rate during July 2025–June 2026.
DCA→BOSWashington, DC (DCA) to Boston, MA (BOS)9,081 flights analyzedVariable68.6%on timeDCA→ORDWashington, DC (DCA) to Chicago, IL (ORD)6,992 flights analyzedVariable71.5%on timeDCA→ATLWashington, DC (DCA) to Atlanta, GA (ATL)6,813 flights analyzedVariable75.8%on timeDCA→LGAWashington, DC (DCA) to New York, NY (LGA)4,833 flights analyzedHigher disruption63.6%on timeDCA→MCOWashington, DC (DCA) to Orlando, FL (MCO)4,588 flights analyzedGenerally reliable73.0%on timeDCA→BNAWashington, DC (DCA) to Nashville, TN (BNA)4,329 flights analyzedVariable74.6%on timeDCA→MIAWashington, DC (DCA) to Miami, FL (MIA)3,959 flights analyzedGenerally reliable74.1%on timeDCA→DFWWashington, DC (DCA) to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW)3,308 flights analyzedVariable74.3%on timeDCA→IAHWashington, DC (DCA) to Houston, TX (IAH)3,200 flights analyzedGenerally reliable79.5%on timeDCA→DTWWashington, DC (DCA) to Detroit, MI (DTW)2,979 flights analyzedVariable73.5%on timeDCA→CLTWashington, DC (DCA) to Charlotte, NC (CLT)2,677 flights analyzedVariable76.1%on timeDCA→MSPWashington, DC (DCA) to Minneapolis, MN (MSP)2,574 flights analyzedVariable75.0%on timeDCA→JFKWashington, DC (DCA) to New York, NY (JFK)2,496 flights analyzedHigher disruption73.8%on timeDCA→PVDWashington, DC (DCA) to Providence, RI (PVD)2,452 flights analyzedHigher disruption69.6%on timeDCA→STLWashington, DC (DCA) to St. Louis, MO (STL)2,414 flights analyzedGenerally reliable71.7%on time
Which airline was most reliable departing DCA?
Among qualifying DCA airline departure results, Frontier Airlines had the highest on-time rate: 77.6% of 984 flights. SkyWest Airlines was lowest at 62.3% across 69 flights.
| Airline | Flights | On time | 30+ min | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA Airlines | 39,988 | 63.7% | 22.0% | 5.7% |
| American Airlines | 27,872 | 72.5% | 17.1% | 2.7% |
| Republic Airways | 27,126 | 72.8% | 15.5% | 4.3% |
| Southwest Airlines | 16,065 | 72.6% | 16.5% | 1.8% |
| Delta Air Lines | 9,505 | 76.5% | 14.7% | 2.5% |
| United Airlines | 6,900 | 76.4% | 15.0% | 1.6% |
| JetBlue Airways | 6,699 | 67.2% | 22.2% | 3.0% |
| Envoy Air | 4,857 | 74.9% | 13.8% | 3.8% |
| Alaska Airlines | 2,185 | 69.8% | 17.1% | 1.1% |
| Frontier Airlines | 984 | 77.6% | 14.5% | 0.9% |
| SkyWest Airlines | 69 | 62.3% | 24.6% | 5.8% |
Origin report, not airport-wide operations.
These figures summarize the reported scheduled passenger flights in the dataset, not every flight or every airport process.