Route
DCA → LAX
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Los Angeles International Airport
How punctual is this route?
- On-time arrivals
- 75.6%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 1.7%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 83 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 1,454
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 39%
- Air traffic control & airport 29%
- Late-arriving aircraft 27%
- Extreme weather 5%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
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| Month | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 71.7% | 120 |
| October 2025 | 77.4% | 124 |
| November 2025 | 77.6% | 118 |
| December 2025 | 71.7% | 123 |
| January 2026 | 73.0% | 124 |
| February 2026 | 75.2% | 112 |
| March 2026 | 83.9% | 124 |
| April 2026 | 79.1% | 120 |
| May 2026 | 82.8% | 124 |
| June 2026 | 63.2% | 120 |
| July 2026 | 75.9% | 121 |
| August 2026 | 75.4% | 124 |
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
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg. delay when late |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines | 728 | 77.3% | 1.2% | 78 min |
| Alaska Airlines | 364 | 70.5% | 1.6% | 60 min |
| Delta Air Lines | 362 | 77.3% | 2.5% | 122 min |
Delay odds by flight
How often each flight number arrived 15 or more minutes late over the last year.
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AA1966
17% late · 364 flights
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AS5
29% late · 364 flights
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DL392
26% late · 116 flights
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AA2828
24% late · 110 flights
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DL564
24% late · 109 flights
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AA3283
32% late · 104 flights
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DL1071
17% late · 62 flights
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AA880
44% late · 42 flights
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DL680
17% late · 36 flights
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AA968
18% late · 33 flights
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AA1617
30% late · 27 flights
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DL382
22% late · 24 flights
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