Alaska Airlines DCA to LAX on-time performance
Alaska Airlines nonstop flights from Washington to Los Angeles · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
69%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.6%
6 flights
Avg arrival delay
20 min
62 min when late
Rank on route
#3 of 3
route average 76% on time
Key facts
- Alaska Airlines flights on DCA to LAX arrived on time 69% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 1.6% were cancelled, and 8% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #3 of 3 airlines on this route, which averaged 76% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was air traffic control & airport congestion (50%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Air traffic control & airport congestion50%
- Late-arriving aircraft24%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)23%
- Extreme weather4%
- Security0%
Other airlines on DCA to LAX
- American Airlines78% on time · 16 min avg delay
- Delta Air Lines78% on time · 25 min avg delay
Full DCA to LAX comparison →
Alaska Airlines on-time record across all routes →
364 Alaska Airlines flights tracked on this route; 6 cancelled, 2 diverted.
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.