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DCA → DFW

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

How punctual is this route?

On-time arrivals
78.8%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
2.8%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
92 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
3,304
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Late-arriving aircraft 42%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 32%
  • Air traffic control & airport 18%
  • Extreme weather 7%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

On-time arrivals by month
Sep 2025 Aug 2026
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MonthOn timeFlights
September 2025 76.8% 270
October 2025 78.3% 279
November 2025 76.2% 264
December 2025 75.0% 274
January 2026 80.6% 277
February 2026 79.4% 252
March 2026 80.6% 277
April 2026 79.9% 294
May 2026 79.3% 300
June 2026 77.6% 270
July 2026 79.9% 270
August 2026 81.8% 277

Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data

Airlines on this route

AirlineFlightsOn timeCancelledAvg. delay when late
American Airlines 3,304 78.8% 2.8% 92 min

Delay odds by flight

How often each flight number arrived 15 or more minutes late over the last year.

  • AA1177

    21% late · 363 flights

  • AA1978

    16% late · 310 flights

  • AA1839

    11% late · 207 flights

  • AA1158

    37% late · 181 flights

  • AA454

    12% late · 181 flights

  • AA3271

    39% late · 180 flights

  • AA1244

    24% late · 162 flights

  • AA634

    11% late · 154 flights

  • AA848

    13% late · 151 flights

  • AA1624

    21% late · 146 flights

  • AA1072

    42% late · 130 flights

  • AA909

    18% late · 125 flights

  • AA1414

    37% late · 102 flights

  • AA1623

    23% late · 100 flights

  • AA795

    9% late · 88 flights

  • AA1650

    32% late · 79 flights

  • AA2243

    7% late · 75 flights

  • AA1618

    19% late · 65 flights

  • AA2007

    10% late · 62 flights

  • AA1022

    12% late · 44 flights

  • AA1576

    34% late · 44 flights

  • AA1734

    25% late · 44 flights

  • AA967

    24% late · 44 flights

  • AA2572

    14% late · 35 flights

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