SkyWest Airlines ORD to DCA on-time performance
SkyWest Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Washington · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026Regional airline operating flights for United Express, Delta Connection, American Eagle and Alaska.
On-time arrivals
60%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
6.3%
6 flights
Avg arrival delay
39 min
96 min when late
Rank on route
#5 of 5
route average 70% on time
Key facts
- SkyWest Airlines flights on ORD to DCA arrived on time 60% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 6.3% were cancelled, and 26% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #5 of 5 airlines on this route, which averaged 70% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was air traffic control & airport congestion (48%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Air traffic control & airport congestion48%
- Extreme weather20%
- Late-arriving aircraft16%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)16%
- Security0%
Other airlines on ORD to DCA
- United Airlines71% on time · 21 min avg delay
- American Airlines67% on time · 31 min avg delay
- Republic Airways69% on time · 24 min avg delay
- Envoy Air84% on time · 8 min avg delay
Full ORD to DCA comparison →
SkyWest Airlines on-time record across all routes →
96 SkyWest Airlines flights tracked on this route; 6 cancelled, 0 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.