Airports › Washington (DCA) › June 2026
Airport month · June 2026
Ronald Reagan Washington National in June 2026
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 June 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 11,953 domestic departures from Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA). 68.1% left less than 15 minutes late and 67.7% reached their destination on time; 4.9% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 72.2% of flights departed on time and 72.8% arrived on time, so DCA departures were 4.1 points below the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in June 2025, the airport had 11,890 departures with 64.2% leaving on time: a change of +3.9 points, with flights up 1%.
Flights arriving at DCA that month were on time 67.7% of the time (11,952 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 45%, air carrier 25% and national aviation system 21%.
- On time 67.7%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 26.8%
- Cancelled 4.9%
- Diverted 0.5%
June 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Jun 2026 | Jun 2025 | DCA, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 68.1% | 64.2% | 70.9% | 72.2% |
| Arrived on time | 67.7% | 62.1% | 70.1% | 72.8% |
| Cancelled | 4.9% | 5.9% | 3.6% | 1.6% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 25.7 min | 29.5 min | 21.2 min | 20.6 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 398 | 396 | 390 | 20,253 |
| Scheduled departures | 11,953 | 11,890 | 142,173 | 607,577 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OH PSA Airlines | 3,659 | 31% | 59.6% | 22.4 min | 9.8% |
| YX Republic Airline | 2,116 | 18% | 74.4% | 8.6 min | 4.0% |
| AA American Airlines | 2,084 | 17% | 74.1% | 15.3 min | 2.2% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 1,344 | 11% | 61.3% | 23.0 min | 2.3% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 831 | 7% | 74.2% | 14.5 min | 2.8% |
| UA United Airlines | 631 | 5% | 69.9% | 23.6 min | 1.7% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 559 | 5% | 69.9% | 19.2 min | 2.9% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 448 | 4% | 72.8% | 8.5 min | 4.2% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 180 | 2% | 72.2% | 9.1 min | 0.0% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 80 | 1% | 71.3% | 31.5 min | 0.0% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 21 | 0% | 47.6% | 62.5 min | 4.8% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DCA–BOS | Washington to Boston | 757 | 73.6% | 13.2 min | 4.0% |
| DCA–ORD | Washington to Chicago | 638 | 69.9% | 23.9 min | 3.4% |
| DCA–ATL | Washington to Atlanta | 562 | 74.0% | 12.2 min | 4.8% |
| DCA–LGA | Washington to New York | 412 | 68.0% | 20.5 min | 5.8% |
| DCA–MCO | Washington to Orlando | 389 | 74.6% | 10.0 min | 2.3% |
| DCA–BNA | Washington to Nashville | 366 | 70.8% | 11.7 min | 4.6% |
| DCA–MIA | Washington to Miami | 326 | 77.0% | 10.4 min | 1.5% |
| DCA–IAH | Washington to Houston | 280 | 67.5% | 18.9 min | 2.9% |
| DCA–DFW | Washington to Dallas/Fort Worth | 270 | 73.3% | 11.1 min | 3.3% |
| DCA–CLT | Washington to Charlotte | 240 | 71.3% | 26.2 min | 2.1% |
| DCA–DTW | Washington to Detroit | 232 | 69.0% | 15.7 min | 5.6% |
| DCA–MSP | Washington to Minneapolis | 224 | 66.5% | 25.6 min | 5.4% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left DCA on time in June 2026?
68.1% of 11,953 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 67.7% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 72.2% and 72.8%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In June 2025, 64.2% of 11,890 departures left on time and 5.9% were cancelled, against 68.1% and 4.9% in June 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for June 2026; 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.