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JFK → DCA

John F. Kennedy International Airport Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

How punctual is this route?

On-time arrivals
66.2%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
6.4%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
76 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
2,518
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Air traffic control & airport 43%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 33%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 22%
  • Extreme weather 3%
  • 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 82.9% 262
October 2025 73.4% 249
November 2025 60.2% 263
December 2025 64.0% 214
January 2026 57.4% 181
February 2026 52.6% 168
March 2026 53.9% 186
April 2026 71.2% 156
May 2026 68.8% 205
June 2026 69.7% 210
July 2026 61.3% 209
August 2026 68.5% 215

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
Republic Airways 2,073 69.1% 6.2% 73 min
JetBlue Airways 445 52.7% 7.2% 85 min

Delay odds by flight

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

  • YX5699

    44% late · 348 flights

  • YX4538

    22% late · 284 flights

  • YX4671

    36% late · 249 flights

  • YX4546

    46% late · 203 flights

  • B62587

    42% late · 165 flights

  • B6955

    51% late · 157 flights

  • YX4508

    32% late · 125 flights

  • YX5743

    35% late · 117 flights

  • YX5750

    10% late · 116 flights

  • YX5688

    22% late · 110 flights

  • YX5657

    20% late · 108 flights

  • YX4336

    26% late · 74 flights

  • YX4782

    17% late · 60 flights

  • B61355

    50% late · 45 flights

  • YX4339

    24% late · 44 flights

  • YX4522

    36% late · 44 flights

  • YX4781

    21% late · 44 flights

  • B61887

    43% late · 41 flights

  • YX4348

    34% late · 30 flights

  • YX4463

    14% late · 27 flights

  • YX4476

    38% late · 26 flights

  • YX4586

    12% late · 26 flights

  • B61788

    62% late · 25 flights

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