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Airport month · February 2025
Washington Dulles International in February 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 February 2025, reporting carriers scheduled 3,742 domestic departures from Washington Dulles International (IAD). 84.6% left less than 15 minutes late and 78.9% reached their destination on time; 1.0% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 79.2% of flights departed on time and 77.9% arrived on time, so IAD departures were 5.4 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in February 2024, the airport had 3,761 departures with 90.6% leaving on time: a change of −6.0 points, with flights down 1%.
Flights arriving at IAD that month were on time 82.5% of the time (3,744 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, national aviation system 36%, late-arriving aircraft 30% and air carrier 27%.
- On time 78.9%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 19.9%
- Cancelled 1.0%
- Diverted 0.2%
February 2025 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Feb 2025 | Feb 2024 | IAD, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Feb 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 84.6% | 90.6% | 82.6% | 79.2% |
| Arrived on time | 78.9% | 88.5% | 80.1% | 77.9% |
| Cancelled | 1.0% | 0.3% | 1.4% | 1.5% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 10.8 min | 6.7 min | 14.7 min | 15.3 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 125 | 125 | 159 | 16,830 |
| Scheduled departures | 3,742 | 3,761 | 58,031 | 504,884 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UA United Airlines | 2,474 | 66% | 80.0% | 2.0 min | 0.3% |
| YX Republic Airline | 468 | 13% | 80.1% | 1.9 min | 2.6% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 205 | 5% | 79.5% | 1.1 min | 0.0% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 196 | 5% | 74.0% | 15.9 min | 4.1% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 116 | 3% | 72.4% | 12.0 min | 6.0% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 80 | 2% | 81.3% | -0.4 min | 0.0% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 66 | 2% | 62.1% | 22.4 min | 3.0% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 65 | 2% | 60.0% | 20.0 min | 0.0% |
| AA American Airlines | 56 | 1% | 85.7% | -10.4 min | 1.8% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 16 | 0% | 81.3% | -4.2 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IAD–ATL | Washington to Atlanta | 258 | 79.1% | 2.1 min | 0.0% |
| IAD–DEN | Washington to Denver | 230 | 78.3% | 3.6 min | 0.0% |
| IAD–MCO | Washington to Orlando | 187 | 79.1% | 4.2 min | 0.5% |
| IAD–SFO | Washington to San Francisco | 174 | 66.7% | 6.9 min | 0.0% |
| IAD–CLT | Washington to Charlotte | 149 | 75.2% | 7.9 min | 5.4% |
| IAD–LAX | Washington to Los Angeles | 144 | 78.5% | -0.8 min | 1.4% |
| IAD–DFW | Washington to Dallas/Fort Worth | 120 | 80.8% | -4.0 min | 1.7% |
| IAD–IAH | Washington to Houston | 114 | 81.6% | 0.7 min | 0.0% |
| IAD–BOS | Washington to Boston | 112 | 83.9% | 2.6 min | 2.7% |
| IAD–ORD | Washington to Chicago | 112 | 85.7% | 0.0 min | 0.0% |
| IAD–SAN | Washington to San Diego | 112 | 70.5% | 8.6 min | 0.0% |
| IAD–TPA | Washington to Tampa | 112 | 75.0% | 8.6 min | 0.9% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left IAD on time in February 2025?
84.6% of 3,742 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 78.9% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 79.2% and 77.9%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In February 2024, 90.6% of 3,761 departures left on time and 0.3% were cancelled, against 84.6% and 1.0% in February 2025.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for February 2025; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for IAD · methodology · corrections.