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Airport month · December 2024
Ronald Reagan Washington National in December 2024
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.
In December 2024, reporting carriers scheduled 11,346 domestic departures from Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA). 75.0% left less than 15 minutes late and 75.7% reached their destination on time; 0.8% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 77.8% of flights departed on time and 78.1% arrived on time, so DCA departures were 2.8 points below the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in December 2023, the airport had 11,014 departures with 82.9% leaving on time: a change of −7.9 points, with flights up 3%.
Flights arriving at DCA that month were on time 74.0% of the time (11,340 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 55%, air carrier 26% and national aviation system 16%.
- On time 75.7%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 23.2%
- Cancelled 0.8%
- Diverted 0.3%
December 2024 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | DCA, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 75.0% | 82.9% | 70.9% | 77.8% |
| Arrived on time | 75.7% | 84.9% | 70.1% | 78.1% |
| Cancelled | 0.8% | 0.5% | 3.6% | 0.7% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 18.6 min | 12.7 min | 21.2 min | 16.6 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 378 | 367 | 390 | 19,686 |
| Scheduled departures | 11,346 | 11,014 | 142,173 | 590,581 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OH PSA Airlines | 3,283 | 29% | 65.4% | 20.3 min | 2.0% |
| YX Republic Airline | 2,269 | 20% | 80.6% | 1.9 min | 0.4% |
| AA American Airlines | 1,992 | 18% | 82.4% | -0.4 min | 0.5% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 1,351 | 12% | 76.5% | 7.3 min | 0.1% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 752 | 7% | 81.3% | 0.7 min | 0.0% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 561 | 5% | 72.9% | 15.8 min | 1.2% |
| UA United Airlines | 475 | 4% | 80.2% | 1.3 min | 0.0% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 270 | 2% | 81.9% | 1.7 min | 0.4% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 155 | 1% | 81.9% | -5.8 min | 0.0% |
| 9E Endeavor Air | 127 | 1% | 74.0% | 14.8 min | 0.0% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 93 | 1% | 92.5% | -18.1 min | 0.0% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 18 | 0% | 77.8% | -5.6 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DCA–BOS | Washington to Boston | 729 | 78.2% | 7.4 min | 1.5% |
| DCA–ATL | Washington to Atlanta | 575 | 78.1% | 4.3 min | 0.5% |
| DCA–ORD | Washington to Chicago | 520 | 83.1% | -0.6 min | 0.0% |
| DCA–MCO | Washington to Orlando | 394 | 78.9% | 6.2 min | 0.0% |
| DCA–MIA | Washington to Miami | 354 | 81.1% | 0.2 min | 0.0% |
| DCA–LGA | Washington to New York | 325 | 69.8% | 12.3 min | 0.3% |
| DCA–BNA | Washington to Nashville | 324 | 75.3% | 8.5 min | 0.3% |
| DCA–DFW | Washington to Dallas/Fort Worth | 306 | 82.4% | 0.6 min | 2.0% |
| DCA–CLT | Washington to Charlotte | 271 | 79.7% | 3.7 min | 0.4% |
| DCA–RDU | Washington to Raleigh/Durham | 222 | 79.3% | 9.9 min | 0.5% |
| DCA–DTW | Washington to Detroit | 221 | 75.1% | 4.5 min | 0.5% |
| DCA–FLL | Washington to Fort Lauderdale | 214 | 77.1% | 10.4 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left DCA on time in December 2024?
75.0% of 11,346 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 75.7% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 77.8% and 78.1%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In December 2023, 82.9% of 11,014 departures left on time and 0.5% were cancelled, against 75.0% and 0.8% in December 2024.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for December 2024; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for DCA · methodology · corrections.