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Airport month · December 2025
Ronald Reagan Washington National in December 2025
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 2025, reporting carriers scheduled 11,308 domestic departures from Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA). 67.5% left less than 15 minutes late and 65.2% reached their destination on time; 2.3% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 72.0% of flights departed on time and 71.9% arrived on time, so DCA departures were 4.5 points below the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in December 2024, the airport had 11,346 departures with 75.0% leaving on time: a change of −7.5 points, with flights down 0%.
Flights arriving at DCA that month were on time 67.0% of the time (11,310 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 51%, air carrier 25% and national aviation system 20%.
- On time 65.2%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 32.4%
- Cancelled 2.3%
- Diverted 0.2%
December 2025 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | DCA, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 67.5% | 75.0% | 70.9% | 72.0% |
| Arrived on time | 65.2% | 75.7% | 70.1% | 71.9% |
| Cancelled | 2.3% | 0.8% | 3.6% | 1.5% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 23.8 min | 18.6 min | 21.2 min | 21.2 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 377 | 378 | 390 | 19,410 |
| Scheduled departures | 11,308 | 11,346 | 142,173 | 582,304 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OH PSA Airlines | 3,150 | 28% | 52.5% | 33.5 min | 4.8% |
| AA American Airlines | 2,255 | 20% | 73.3% | 10.6 min | 0.4% |
| YX Republic Airline | 1,960 | 17% | 65.2% | 15.5 min | 2.3% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 1,380 | 12% | 72.5% | 9.1 min | 0.1% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 775 | 7% | 70.1% | 13.3 min | 2.7% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 576 | 5% | 60.2% | 29.9 min | 1.7% |
| UA United Airlines | 504 | 4% | 81.0% | 3.8 min | 0.4% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 424 | 4% | 72.4% | 8.8 min | 3.8% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 186 | 2% | 56.5% | 20.2 min | 0.0% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 83 | 1% | 72.3% | 6.5 min | 0.0% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 15 | 0% | 80.0% | 1.8 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DCA–BOS | Washington to Boston | 691 | 68.9% | 15.1 min | 1.3% |
| DCA–ORD | Washington to Chicago | 555 | 73.0% | 13.8 min | 1.4% |
| DCA–ATL | Washington to Atlanta | 544 | 70.2% | 9.1 min | 3.7% |
| DCA–MCO | Washington to Orlando | 412 | 64.8% | 24.1 min | 0.7% |
| DCA–BNA | Washington to Nashville | 344 | 70.6% | 12.1 min | 0.3% |
| DCA–MIA | Washington to Miami | 344 | 75.9% | 12.2 min | 0.0% |
| DCA–LGA | Washington to New York | 342 | 55.0% | 27.3 min | 3.2% |
| DCA–DFW | Washington to Dallas/Fort Worth | 274 | 74.5% | 5.4 min | 0.7% |
| DCA–IAH | Washington to Houston | 274 | 79.9% | -0.8 min | 0.7% |
| DCA–DTW | Washington to Detroit | 238 | 65.1% | 21.6 min | 3.4% |
| DCA–FLL | Washington to Fort Lauderdale | 233 | 59.7% | 23.6 min | 0.9% |
| DCA–JFK | Washington to New York | 215 | 64.7% | 12.1 min | 5.1% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left DCA on time in December 2025?
67.5% of 11,308 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 65.2% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 72.0% and 71.9%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In December 2024, 75.0% of 11,346 departures left on time and 0.8% were cancelled, against 67.5% and 2.3% in December 2025.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for December 2025; 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.