Most delayed flights from DCA: every route ranked
84 regularly flown nonstop routes from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, worst on-time record first (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026). Routes with fewer than 360 flights in the period are listed separately.
| # | Destination | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Airlines | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DCA → AUS Austin, TX | 54% | 0.5% | 28 min | 1 | 364 |
| 2 | DCA → HPN White Plains, NY | 63% | 6.4% | 32 min | 1 | 1,359 |
| 3 | DCA → TLH Tallahassee, FL | 63% | 7.1% | 34 min | 1 | 365 |
| 4 | DCA → GRR Grand Rapids, MI | 64% | 5.1% | 32 min | 3 | 730 |
| 5 | DCA → ORF Norfolk, VA | 64% | 4.3% | 27 min | 3 | 1,041 |
| 6 | DCA → PHL Philadelphia, PA | 64% | 2.7% | 29 min | 2 | 790 |
| 7 | DCA → BUF Buffalo, NY | 64% | 4.9% | 29 min | 4 | 1,134 |
| 8 | DCA → DAY Dayton, OH | 65% | 3.4% | 30 min | 1 | 961 |
| 9 | DCA → GSP Greer, SC | 66% | 4.4% | 30 min | 4 | 1,018 |
| 10 | DCA → OKC Oklahoma City, OK | 66% | 3.2% | 24 min | 5 | 691 |
| 11 | DCA → CLE Cleveland, OH | 66% | 6.8% | 27 min | 4 | 1,610 |
| 12 | DCA → ALB Albany, NY | 67% | 5.1% | 28 min | 3 | 1,185 |
| 13 | DCA → CVG Cincinnati, KY | 67% | 3.5% | 30 min | 3 | 1,019 |
| 14 | DCA → LGA New York, NY | 67% | 5.9% | 26 min | 3 | 4,832 |
| 15 | DCA → CAE Columbia, SC | 67% | 5.2% | 25 min | 3 | 1,091 |
| 16 | DCA → TUL Tulsa, OK | 67% | 3.8% | 21 min | 3 | 400 |
| 17 | DCA → AVL Asheville, NC | 67% | 4.0% | 20 min | 3 | 522 |
| 18 | DCA → MHT Manchester, NH | 68% | 6.2% | 23 min | 1 | 1,082 |
| 19 | DCA → RDU Raleigh/Durham, NC | 68% | 4.6% | 24 min | 4 | 2,010 |
| 20 | DCA → PNS Pensacola, FL | 68% | 3.9% | 28 min | 3 | 1,074 |
| 21 | DCA → TYS Knoxville, TN | 68% | 3.7% | 33 min | 3 | 1,021 |
| 22 | DCA → SYR Syracuse, NY | 68% | 4.7% | 25 min | 4 | 1,029 |
| 23 | DCA → FLL Fort Lauderdale, FL | 68% | 2.3% | 24 min | 3 | 2,307 |
| 24 | DCA → BTV Burlington, VT | 68% | 4.7% | 26 min | 4 | 1,144 |
| 25 | DCA → BGR Bangor, ME | 68% | 6.6% | 24 min | 4 | 1,116 |
| 26 | DCA → ROC Rochester, NY | 69% | 5.4% | 25 min | 3 | 1,032 |
| 27 | DCA → PWM Portland, ME | 69% | 3.5% | 22 min | 3 | 1,159 |
| 28 | DCA → BDL Hartford, CT | 69% | 5.3% | 24 min | 4 | 1,707 |
| 29 | DCA → SAV Savannah, GA | 69% | 4.7% | 28 min | 4 | 1,105 |
| 30 | DCA → CHS Charleston, SC | 70% | 3.4% | 25 min | 4 | 1,751 |
| 31 | DCA → LAS Las Vegas, NV | 70% | 1.2% | 18 min | 2 | 729 |
| 32 | DCA → BHM Birmingham, AL | 70% | 4.5% | 24 min | 3 | 1,046 |
| 33 | DCA → LIT Little Rock, AR | 71% | 2.2% | 19 min | 2 | 364 |
| 34 | DCA → MSN Madison, WI | 71% | 4.9% | 26 min | 4 | 1,213 |
| 35 | DCA → OMA Omaha, NE | 71% | 2.0% | 22 min | 2 | 645 |
| 36 | DCA → BOS Boston, MA | 71% | 3.9% | 24 min | 5 | 9,090 |
| 37 | DCA → SAN San Diego, CA | 71% | 1.6% | 16 min | 1 | 364 |
| 38 | DCA → MCI Kansas City, MO | 71% | 3.2% | 19 min | 5 | 1,929 |
| 39 | DCA → PDX Portland, OR | 72% | 0.6% | 19 min | 1 | 363 |
| 40 | DCA → MEM Memphis, TN | 72% | 4.6% | 20 min | 4 | 1,126 |
| 41 | DCA → HSV Huntsville, AL | 72% | 4.1% | 23 min | 3 | 1,317 |
| 42 | DCA → DAL Dallas, TX | 72% | 1.8% | 19 min | 1 | 1,733 |
| 43 | DCA → DSM Des Moines, IA | 73% | 5.7% | 21 min | 3 | 702 |
| 44 | DCA → ILM Wilmington, NC | 73% | 5.8% | 20 min | 3 | 880 |
| 45 | DCA → PVD Providence, RI | 73% | 4.5% | 18 min | 5 | 2,423 |
| 46 | DCA → SJU San Juan, PR | 73% | 1.6% | 20 min | 1 | 364 |
| 47 | DCA → MSY New Orleans, LA | 73% | 3.0% | 19 min | 4 | 1,947 |
| 48 | DCA → JAX Jacksonville, FL | 73% | 2.5% | 20 min | 3 | 1,462 |
| 49 | DCA → STL St. Louis, MO | 73% | 2.4% | 19 min | 5 | 2,414 |
| 50 | DCA → SFO San Francisco, CA | 74% | 0.8% | 18 min | 2 | 1,090 |
| 51 | DCA → PBI West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL | 74% | 1.9% | 20 min | 5 | 1,805 |
| 52 | DCA → ECP Panama City, FL | 74% | 4.1% | 20 min | 3 | 388 |
| 53 | DCA → TPA Tampa, FL | 74% | 2.5% | 21 min | 3 | 2,243 |
| 54 | DCA → GSO Greensboro/High Point, NC | 74% | 4.4% | 20 min | 3 | 795 |
| 55 | DCA → SEA Seattle, WA | 74% | 1.5% | 18 min | 2 | 1,092 |
| 56 | DCA → PIT Pittsburgh, PA | 75% | 4.0% | 17 min | 4 | 1,431 |
| 57 | DCA → SLC Salt Lake City, UT | 75% | 1.1% | 16 min | 1 | 364 |
| 58 | DCA → ORD Chicago, IL | 75% | 3.4% | 22 min | 5 | 7,048 |
| 59 | DCA → MCO Orlando, FL | 75% | 2.5% | 22 min | 5 | 4,579 |
| 60 | DCA → SDF Louisville, KY | 75% | 5.1% | 18 min | 4 | 1,031 |
| 61 | DCA → RSW Fort Myers, FL | 76% | 2.5% | 20 min | 3 | 831 |
| 62 | DCA → MSP Minneapolis, MN | 76% | 2.9% | 22 min | 5 | 2,600 |
| 63 | DCA → LAX Los Angeles, CA | 76% | 1.7% | 19 min | 3 | 1,454 |
| 64 | DCA → DTW Detroit, MI | 76% | 3.7% | 20 min | 5 | 2,976 |
| 65 | DCA → CID Cedar Rapids/Iowa City, IA | 76% | 1.9% | 16 min | 4 | 362 |
| 66 | DCA → MYR Myrtle Beach, SC | 76% | 4.6% | 16 min | 4 | 754 |
| 67 | DCA → BNA Nashville, TN | 76% | 2.7% | 16 min | 5 | 4,354 |
| 68 | DCA → VPS Valparaiso, FL | 76% | 3.8% | 15 min | 3 | 369 |
| 69 | DCA → MIA Miami, FL | 77% | 1.9% | 19 min | 4 | 3,955 |
| 70 | DCA → HOU Houston, TX | 77% | 1.8% | 15 min | 1 | 1,053 |
| 71 | DCA → MKE Milwaukee, WI | 77% | 4.5% | 17 min | 3 | 1,347 |
| 72 | DCA → MDW Chicago, IL | 77% | 2.7% | 15 min | 1 | 2,099 |
| 73 | DCA → JFK New York, NY | 77% | 5.2% | 17 min | 2 | 2,488 |
| 74 | DCA → XNA Fayetteville, AR | 77% | 4.9% | 24 min | 1 | 365 |
| 75 | DCA → IND Indianapolis, IN | 77% | 3.4% | 16 min | 4 | 2,023 |
| 76 | DCA → CMH Columbus, OH | 78% | 3.1% | 16 min | 4 | 2,052 |
| 77 | DCA → ATL Atlanta, GA | 78% | 3.3% | 18 min | 6 | 6,801 |
| 78 | DCA → DFW Dallas/Fort Worth, TX | 78% | 3.1% | 19 min | 1 | 3,301 |
| 79 | DCA → CLT Charlotte, NC | 79% | 2.7% | 25 min | 2 | 2,673 |
| 80 | DCA → DEN Denver, CO | 79% | 0.8% | 17 min | 2 | 1,346 |
| 81 | DCA → SRQ Sarasota/Bradenton, FL | 80% | 1.9% | 15 min | 3 | 465 |
| 82 | DCA → IAH Houston, TX | 81% | 2.1% | 16 min | 3 | 3,277 |
| 83 | DCA → EYW Key West, FL | 81% | 1.7% | 11 min | 3 | 590 |
| 84 | DCA → PHX Phoenix, AZ | 83% | 1.5% | 20 min | 1 | 1,086 |
Less frequent routes
Too few flights for a reliable ranking.
- DCA → SAT (San Antonio) 350 flts
- DCA → AGS (Augusta) 348 flts
- DCA → CRW (Charleston/Dunbar) 340 flts
- DCA → HHH (Hilton Head) 330 flts
- DCA → CAK (Akron) 324 flts
- DCA → ICT (Wichita) 312 flts
- DCA → BTR (Baton Rouge) 308 flts
- DCA → LEX (Lexington) 304 flts
- DCA → JAN (Jackson/Vicksburg) 302 flts
- DCA → CHA (Chattanooga) 300 flts
- DCA → LAN (Lansing) 298 flts
- DCA → MGM (Montgomery) 294 flts
- DCA → ACK (Nantucket) 283 flts
- DCA → EWR (Newark) 278 flts
- DCA → MVY (Martha's Vineyard) 271 flts
- DCA → TVC (Traverse City) 155 flts
- DCA → HYA (Hyannis) 106 flts
- DCA → SBN (South Bend) 16 flts
- DCA → DAB (Daytona Beach) 5 flts
- DCA → GRB (Green Bay) 2 flts
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.