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DCA → ORD

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Chicago O'Hare International Airport

How punctual is this route?

On-time arrivals
73.8%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
3.6%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
90 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
7,112
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Air traffic control & airport 39%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 38%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 16%
  • 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 76.3% 577
October 2025 75.7% 597
November 2025 72.8% 563
December 2025 74.2% 555
January 2026 76.2% 588
February 2026 77.2% 530
March 2026 72.4% 593
April 2026 76.4% 567
May 2026 75.5% 610
June 2026 72.8% 638
July 2026 72.5% 646
August 2026 64.5% 648

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
United Airlines 3,411 73.8% 2.5% 92 min
American Airlines 2,271 72.9% 3.6% 92 min
Republic Airways 1,155 75.6% 6.1% 79 min
Envoy Air 171 80.9% 4.7% 87 min
SkyWest Airlines 104 60.4% 6.7% 96 min

Delay odds by flight

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

  • UA1793

    9% late · 363 flights

  • UA2148

    51% late · 348 flights

  • AA2903

    25% late · 342 flights

  • AA1200

    26% late · 299 flights

  • UA2201

    9% late · 288 flights

  • UA654

    51% late · 228 flights

  • AA2304

    18% late · 227 flights

  • UA1325

    39% late · 218 flights

  • UA1888

    33% late · 168 flights

  • UA511

    26% late · 167 flights

  • AA2152

    29% late · 156 flights

  • AA1944

    26% late · 154 flights

  • UA1193

    44% late · 149 flights

  • UA441

    14% late · 140 flights

  • MQ3763

    19% late · 134 flights

  • YX3488

    23% late · 128 flights

  • AA3296

    38% late · 123 flights

  • UA1061

    9% late · 112 flights

  • UA374

    14% late · 109 flights

  • YX3483

    17% late · 103 flights

  • YX3487

    23% late · 102 flights

  • UA2218

    43% late · 97 flights

  • UA2668

    16% late · 96 flights

  • UA2850

    18% late · 94 flights

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