Route
LAX → DCA
Los Angeles International Airport Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
How punctual is this route?
- On-time arrivals
- 79.9%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 1.3%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 79 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 1,454
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 45%
- Air traffic control & airport 28%
- Late-arriving aircraft 25%
- Extreme weather 1%
- Security 1%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Show as table
| Month | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 81.4% | 120 |
| October 2025 | 89.5% | 124 |
| November 2025 | 75.2% | 118 |
| December 2025 | 84.4% | 123 |
| January 2026 | 84.5% | 124 |
| February 2026 | 73.2% | 112 |
| March 2026 | 75.2% | 124 |
| April 2026 | 82.4% | 120 |
| May 2026 | 85.1% | 124 |
| June 2026 | 77.6% | 120 |
| July 2026 | 69.3% | 121 |
| August 2026 | 79.7% | 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 | 80.5% | 1.1% | 71 min |
| Alaska Airlines | 364 | 78.2% | 0.8% | 71 min |
| Delta Air Lines | 362 | 80.4% | 2.2% | 107 min |
Delay odds by flight
How often each flight number arrived 15 or more minutes late over the last year.
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