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DTW → DCA

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

How punctual is this route?

On-time arrivals
68.3%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
4.2%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
82 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
2,971
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Air traffic control & airport 37%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 29%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 28%
  • Extreme weather 5%
  • 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 83.2% 247
October 2025 81.4% 258
November 2025 58.1% 253
December 2025 61.8% 238
January 2026 59.2% 249
February 2026 58.0% 239
March 2026 63.3% 271
April 2026 71.4% 262
May 2026 75.0% 257
June 2026 68.6% 232
July 2026 62.6% 236
August 2026 73.7% 229

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
Delta Air Lines 1,741 68.2% 2.8% 63 min
OH 947 69.9% 6.8% 122 min
Republic Airways 277 63.9% 4.7% 72 min
American Airlines 4 25.0% 0.0% 207 min
Envoy Air 2 100.0% 0.0% —

Delay odds by flight

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

  • DL1558

    19% late · 361 flights

  • DL1454

    50% late · 360 flights

  • DL2476

    13% late · 359 flights

  • DL2073

    33% late · 355 flights

  • DL2030

    45% late · 306 flights

  • OH5660

    22% late · 234 flights

  • OH5444

    22% late · 155 flights

  • OH5244

    15% late · 115 flights

  • YX4616

    42% late · 75 flights

  • OH5516

    29% late · 74 flights

  • OH5056

    49% late · 72 flights

  • OH5172

    56% late · 65 flights

  • OH5407

    41% late · 62 flights

  • YX4357

    70% late · 46 flights

  • OH5217

    16% late · 44 flights

  • OH5075

    81% late · 39 flights

  • YX4618

    32% late · 38 flights

  • YX4759

    33% late · 38 flights

  • OH5161

    38% late · 26 flights

  • YX4607

    20% late · 25 flights

  • YX4528

    5% late · 22 flights

  • OH5434

    40% late · 20 flights

  • YX4663

    18% late · 20 flights

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