Alaska Airlines LAX to DCA on-time performance
Alaska Airlines nonstop flights from Los Angeles to Washington · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
78%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
0.8%
3 flights
Avg arrival delay
15 min
66 min when late
Rank on route
#3 of 3
route average 80% on time
Key facts
- Alaska Airlines flights on LAX to DCA arrived on time 78% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 0.8% were cancelled, and 9% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #3 of 3 airlines on this route, which averaged 80% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was air traffic control & airport congestion (57%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Air traffic control & airport congestion57%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)23%
- Late-arriving aircraft20%
- Extreme weather0%
- Security0%
Other airlines on LAX to DCA
- American Airlines81% on time · 13 min avg delay
- Delta Air Lines81% on time · 20 min avg delay
Full LAX to DCA comparison →
Alaska Airlines on-time record across all routes →
364 Alaska Airlines flights tracked on this route; 3 cancelled, 3 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.