Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA)

DCA / KDCA

Official · May 2026

2,174,867

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport handled 2,174,867 passengers in May 2026, down 0.9% on a year earlier, according to US Bureau of Transportation Statistics — T-100 Air Carrier Statistics.

Full count · domestic + international Flight timing & delays ↓

Passengers over time

Showing 53 months. Full series runs 1990–2026 (437 periods).

Domestic / International

May 2026
  • Domestic 98.1% 2,134,410
  • International 1.9% 40,457
Against 2019 +1.3% same month, before the pandemic
International share 2% of passengers in May 2026
Series depth 36 years from 1990

The most recent periods

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24 of 24
PeriodPassengers Year on yearSource
May 2026 2,174,867 −0.9% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
April 2026 2,035,069 −4.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
March 2026 2,124,296 +1.6% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
February 2026 1,699,251 +7.1% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
January 2026 1,619,834 −5.1% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
December 2025 1,966,707 −6.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
November 2025 1,874,449 −9.1% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
October 2025 2,168,920 −1.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
September 2025 2,010,721 −3.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
August 2025 2,140,532 −1.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
July 2025 2,074,279 −8.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
June 2025 2,054,780 −7.9% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
May 2025 2,195,223 −5.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
April 2025 2,123,724 −2.6% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
March 2025 2,090,566 −9.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
February 2025 1,585,917 −14.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
January 2025 1,706,846 −1.9% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
December 2024 2,109,692 +5.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
November 2024 2,062,359 −3.9% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
October 2024 2,208,679 −1.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
September 2024 2,076,182 +3.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
August 2024 2,178,467 +2.5% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
July 2024 2,258,362 +5.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
June 2024 2,231,743 +2.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Also tracked here: aircraft movements (through May 2026), tonnes of cargo (through May 2026).

Flight timing & delays

Historical departures, grouped by the scheduled local time at the departure airport. These are recorded outcomes, not a forecast for your flight.

US domestic sectors recorded by BTS

Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation · 2024-09-01 → 2026-06-30

Lowest average delay06:00–07:002.3min · 19,472 recorded · 18,945 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour26.6min06:00 ↔ 18:00
Recorded flights259,949Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

Departure hour

On-time departures
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 92.0% · 1,968 recorded · 1,910 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 92.7% · 19,472 recorded · 18,945 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 90.2% · 14,015 recorded · 13,647 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 87.2% · 24,648 recorded · 23,997 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 81.7% · 10,029 recorded · 9,777 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 83.6% · 19,163 recorded · 18,710 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 81.3% · 15,806 recorded · 15,552 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 78.9% · 13,914 recorded · 13,632 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 75.8% · 16,334 recorded · 15,909 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 73.5% · 16,266 recorded · 15,806 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 70.8% · 16,798 recorded · 16,370 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 66.5% · 12,330 recorded · 11,973 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 66.1% · 21,894 recorded · 21,007 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 63.2% · 11,218 recorded · 10,816 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 66.9% · 17,106 recorded · 16,176 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 67.6% · 12,576 recorded · 11,860 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · 67.2% · 3,211 recorded · 3,009 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · 63.8% · 13,174 recorded · 11,988 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 27 recorded · 27 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Average departure delay
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 7.1 min · 1,968 recorded · 1,910 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 2.3 min · 19,472 recorded · 18,945 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 3.9 min · 14,015 recorded · 13,647 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 6.4 min · 24,648 recorded · 23,997 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 10.6 min · 10,029 recorded · 9,777 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 8.9 min · 19,163 recorded · 18,710 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 10.9 min · 15,806 recorded · 15,552 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 11.7 min · 13,914 recorded · 13,632 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 15.4 min · 16,334 recorded · 15,909 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 17.6 min · 16,266 recorded · 15,806 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 20.5 min · 16,798 recorded · 16,370 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 23.8 min · 12,330 recorded · 11,973 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 25.7 min · 21,894 recorded · 21,007 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 28.9 min · 11,218 recorded · 10,816 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 27.1 min · 17,106 recorded · 16,176 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 26.4 min · 12,576 recorded · 11,860 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · 23.5 min · 3,211 recorded · 3,009 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · 26.1 min · 13,174 recorded · 11,988 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 27 recorded · 27 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Recorded flights
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 1,968 · 1,968 recorded · 1,910 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 19,472 · 19,472 recorded · 18,945 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 14,015 · 14,015 recorded · 13,647 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 24,648 · 24,648 recorded · 23,997 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 10,029 · 10,029 recorded · 9,777 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 19,163 · 19,163 recorded · 18,710 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 15,806 · 15,806 recorded · 15,552 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 13,914 · 13,914 recorded · 13,632 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 16,334 · 16,334 recorded · 15,909 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 16,266 · 16,266 recorded · 15,806 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 16,798 · 16,798 recorded · 16,370 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 12,330 · 12,330 recorded · 11,973 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 21,894 · 21,894 recorded · 21,007 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 11,218 · 11,218 recorded · 10,816 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 17,106 · 17,106 recorded · 16,176 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 12,576 · 12,576 recorded · 11,860 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · 3,211 · 3,211 recorded · 3,009 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · 13,174 · 13,174 recorded · 11,988 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · 27 · 27 recorded · 27 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Departure hourOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
00:00No observations
01:00No observations
02:00No observations
03:00No observations
04:00No observations
05:0092.0%7.1 min1,9101,968
06:0092.7%2.3 min18,94519,472
07:0090.2%3.9 min13,64714,015
08:0087.2%6.4 min23,99724,648
09:0081.7%10.6 min9,77710,029
10:0083.6%8.9 min18,71019,163
11:0081.3%10.9 min15,55215,806
12:0078.9%11.7 min13,63213,914
13:0075.8%15.4 min15,90916,334
14:0073.5%17.6 min15,80616,266
15:0070.8%20.5 min16,37016,798
16:0066.5%23.8 min11,97312,330
17:0066.1%25.7 min21,00721,894
18:0063.2%28.9 min10,81611,218
19:0066.9%27.1 min16,17617,106
20:0067.6%26.4 min11,86012,576
21:0067.2%23.5 min3,0093,211
22:0063.8%26.1 min11,98813,174
23:00Fewer than 200 measured departures2727

Day of week

On-time departures
Monday · 75.9% · 39,236 recorded · 37,431 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 79.8% · 38,848 recorded · 37,813 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 77.8% · 38,225 recorded · 37,059 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 74.3% · 38,135 recorded · 36,871 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 73.7% · 38,575 recorded · 37,277 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 81.1% · 29,047 recorded · 28,367 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 73.9% · 37,883 recorded · 36,293 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Average departure delay
Monday · 16.3 min · 39,236 recorded · 37,431 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 12.0 min · 38,848 recorded · 37,813 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 14.5 min · 38,225 recorded · 37,059 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 18.4 min · 38,135 recorded · 36,871 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 19.3 min · 38,575 recorded · 37,277 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 11.0 min · 29,047 recorded · 28,367 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 18.8 min · 37,883 recorded · 36,293 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Recorded flights
Monday · 39,236 · 39,236 recorded · 37,431 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 38,848 · 38,848 recorded · 37,813 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 38,225 · 38,225 recorded · 37,059 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 38,135 · 38,135 recorded · 36,871 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 38,575 · 38,575 recorded · 37,277 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 29,047 · 29,047 recorded · 28,367 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 37,883 · 37,883 recorded · 36,293 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Day of weekOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Monday75.9%16.3 min37,43139,236
Tuesday79.8%12.0 min37,81338,848
Wednesday77.8%14.5 min37,05938,225
Thursday74.3%18.4 min36,87138,135
Friday73.7%19.3 min37,27738,575
Saturday81.1%11.0 min28,36729,047
Sunday73.9%18.8 min36,29337,883

Month of year

Months combine the same calendar month across the years shown; this is a seasonal pattern, not a monthly time series.

On-time departures
Jan · 77.7% · 23,592 recorded · 21,377 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 69.2% · 21,977 recorded · 20,697 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 73.5% · 24,540 recorded · 23,653 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 78.7% · 23,836 recorded · 23,634 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 75.9% · 24,410 recorded · 23,924 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 70.6% · 23,843 recorded · 22,555 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 67.7% · 12,192 recorded · 11,032 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 78.4% · 12,098 recorded · 11,842 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 83.6% · 23,368 recorded · 23,185 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 83.6% · 24,308 recorded · 24,149 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 80.9% · 23,131 recorded · 22,762 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 73.1% · 22,654 recorded · 22,301 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Average departure delay
Jan · 14.3 min · 23,592 recorded · 21,377 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 22.6 min · 21,977 recorded · 20,697 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 19.1 min · 24,540 recorded · 23,653 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 13.1 min · 23,836 recorded · 23,634 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 15.9 min · 24,410 recorded · 23,924 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 24.5 min · 23,843 recorded · 22,555 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 31.3 min · 12,192 recorded · 11,032 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 13.9 min · 12,098 recorded · 11,842 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 8.1 min · 23,368 recorded · 23,185 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 7.4 min · 24,308 recorded · 24,149 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 10.6 min · 23,131 recorded · 22,762 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 18.2 min · 22,654 recorded · 22,301 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Recorded flights
Jan · 23,592 · 23,592 recorded · 21,377 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 21,977 · 21,977 recorded · 20,697 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 24,540 · 24,540 recorded · 23,653 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 23,836 · 23,836 recorded · 23,634 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 24,410 · 24,410 recorded · 23,924 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 23,843 · 23,843 recorded · 22,555 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 12,192 · 12,192 recorded · 11,032 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 12,098 · 12,098 recorded · 11,842 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 23,368 · 23,368 recorded · 23,185 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 24,308 · 24,308 recorded · 24,149 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 23,131 · 23,131 recorded · 22,762 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 22,654 · 22,654 recorded · 22,301 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Month of yearOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Jan77.7%14.3 min21,37723,592
Feb69.2%22.6 min20,69721,977
Mar73.5%19.1 min23,65324,540
Apr78.7%13.1 min23,63423,836
May75.9%15.9 min23,92424,410
Jun70.6%24.5 min22,55523,843
Jul67.7%31.3 min11,03212,192
Aug78.4%13.9 min11,84212,098
Sep83.6%8.1 min23,18523,368
Oct83.6%7.4 min24,14924,308
Nov80.9%10.6 min22,76223,131
Dec73.1%18.2 min22,30122,654

Delay and on-time rates need at least 200 measured departures per bucket. Smaller samples remain visible in the flight-count chart. An empty slot means no observations, not zero flights.

Recorded outcomes

  • On time 73.9% 192,048
  • Delayed >15 min 22.7% 59,063
  • Cancelled 3.4% 8,838
  • Missing departure time 0.0% 0

All recorded flights with a known scheduled local time, counted once. Missing actual times are shown separately.

On time means departing no more than 15 minutes after schedule. Cancelled flights and flights missing departure times are excluded from punctuality and average delay.