515 km · Domestic

Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA) – Wilmington (ILM)

In July 2026, 156 flights operated between Ronald Reagan Washington National and Wilmington (both directions), and 53.8% left on time, according to the US BTS.

Flights per month

Only complete months are shown. A month appears once the source has published every day of it.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodFlights operated 2025Flights operated 2026Change vs last year
January105102▼ 2.9%
February11299▼ 11.6%
March132109▼ 17.4%
April118117▼ 0.8%
May122147▲ 20.5%
June149157▲ 5.4%
July154156▲ 1.3%
August171––
September177––
October175–in progress
November127––
December114––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)892887▼ 0.6%

On-time departures by month

Departures within 15 minutes of schedule.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodOn-time departures 2025On-time departures 2026Change vs last year
January76.2%62.7%▼ 17.7%
February59.8%57.6%▼ 3.7%
March76.5%71.6%▼ 6.4%
April82.2%77.8%▼ 5.4%
May77.0%72.8%▼ 5.5%
June69.1%75.2%▲ 8.8%
July63.6%53.8%▼ 15.4%
August74.9%––
September87.6%––
October88.0%–in progress
November73.2%––
December65.8%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)72.1%67.4%▼ 6.5%

Cancelled flights by month

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodCancelled flights 2025Cancelled flights 2026Change vs last year
January1922▲ 15.8%
February2913▼ 55.2%
March39▲ 200.0%
April25▲ 150.0%
May21▼ 50.0%
June15150.0%
July2218▼ 18.2%
August5––
September3––
October4–in progress
November8––
December6––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)9283▼ 9.8%

Airlines on this route

  1. PSA Airlines 90.7%
  2. Republic Airways 6.4%
  3. Envoy Air 2.4%
  4. American Airlines 0.5%

Oct 1, 2024 – Jul 31, 2026

By direction

DCA → ILM

Scheduled flights
1,524
Flights operated
1,427
Cancelled
97 · 6.4%
On-time departures
74.4%

ILM → DCA

Scheduled flights
1,524
Flights operated
1,420
Cancelled
104 · 6.8%
On-time departures
72.2%

DCA → ILM and ILM → DCA counted separately.

Airlines on this route

Oct 1, 2024 – Jul 31, 2026
AirlineScheduled flights Share On-time departures Cancelled
PSA Airlines OH 2,764 90.7% 72.3% 193
Republic Airways YX 194 6.4% 83.5% 6
Envoy Air MQ 74 2.4% 77.8% 2
American Airlines AA 16 0.5% 87.5% 0

Shares are of scheduled flights in the period shown. Codeshare flights are counted once, under the operating airline.

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.

Times are local to the departure airport of each flight; both directions are combined.

US domestic sectors recorded by BTS

Source: the US BTS · Oct 12, 2024 → Jul 31, 2026

Lowest average delay08:00–09:006.1min · 483 recorded · 457 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour31.2min08:00 ↔ 19:00
Recorded flights3,048DCA–ILM

Departure hour

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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———
05:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—1111
06:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—4143
07:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—9395
08:0086.0%6.1 min457483
09:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—146149
10:0080.8%7.5 min453479
11:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—9698
12:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—7072
13:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—145151
14:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—158166
15:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—120130
16:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—185196
17:0063.5%28.6 min408453
18:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—91103
19:0058.8%37.3 min328371
20:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—66
21:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—3134
22:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—88
23:00No observations———

Day of week

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Average departure delay Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT

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Day of weekOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Monday72.4%28.0 min417445
Tuesday76.3%13.6 min410441
Wednesday70.2%22.8 min409439
Thursday72.1%16.6 min409444
Friday76.3%18.2 min426448
Saturday79.2%13.1 min355383
Sunday67.5%25.8 min421448

Month of year

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

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Month of yearOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Jan69.6%14.9 min207248
Feb58.8%39.2 min211253
Mar74.3%19.8 min241253
Apr80.0%16.2 min235242
May74.7%14.0 min269272
Jun72.2%25.0 min306336
Jul58.7%39.3 min310350
AugFewer than 200 measured departures—171176
SepFewer than 200 measured departures—177180
Oct90.6%-0.2 min255259
Nov77.2%16.3 min237245
Dec66.2%30.8 min228234

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 68.5% 2,087
  • Delayed >15 min 24.9% 760
  • Cancelled 6.6% 201
  • 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 the on-time rate and average delay.

Flight numbers on this route

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Flight numbersBy direction DeparturesOn time
OH5133 ILM → DCA 309 62.6%
OH5133 DCA → ILM 309 62.1%
OH5286 DCA → ILM 170 70.1%
OH5286 ILM → DCA 165 67.8%
OH5166 ILM → DCA 119 85.1%
OH5315 DCA → ILM 114 81.7%
OH5315 ILM → DCA 113 72.8%
OH5166 DCA → ILM 95 87.6%
OH5317 DCA → ILM 88 85.4%
OH5317 ILM → DCA 88 76.3%
OH5237 ILM → DCA 71 49.2%
OH5237 DCA → ILM 70 56.3%
OH5129 ILM → DCA 67 81.5%
OH5183 DCA → ILM 67 80.0%
OH5235 DCA → ILM 63 86.9%
OH5229 ILM → DCA 62 46.3%
OH5229 DCA → ILM 62 52.7%
OH5235 ILM → DCA 62 85.0%
OH5313 DCA → ILM 57 89.5%
OH5313 ILM → DCA 57 80.7%
OH5291 DCA → ILM 51 94.1%
OH5290 DCA → ILM 49 75.0%
OH5290 ILM → DCA 49 54.4%
OH5017 DCA → ILM 45 48.8%
OH5022 ILM → DCA 44 85.7%
OH5279 ILM → DCA 44 90.9%
OH5343 DCA → ILM 44 95.5%
OH5280 ILM → DCA 40 68.4%
OH5280 DCA → ILM 38 70.3%
MQ4027 ILM → DCA 33 78.1%
MQ4027 DCA → ILM 33 84.4%

Flight numbers are the codes sold on tickets. On shared flights one aircraft can carry several of them. Only numbers with at least 30 flights have a page.

Monthly figures
PeriodFlights operated Change vs last yearCancelled On-time departures
July 2026 156 +1.3% 18 53.8%
June 2026 157 +5.4% 15 75.2%
May 2026 147 +20.5% 1 72.8%
April 2026 117 −0.8% 5 77.8%
March 2026 109 −17.4% 9 71.6%
February 2026 99 −11.6% 13 57.6%
January 2026 102 −2.9% 22 62.7%
December 2025 114 +0.0% 6 65.8%
November 2025 127 +15.5% 8 73.2%
October 2025 175 +118.8% 4 88.0%
September 2025 177 3 87.6%
August 2025 171 5 74.9%
July 2025 154 22 63.6%
June 2025 149 15 69.1%
May 2025 122 2 77.0%
April 2025 118 2 82.2%
March 2025 132 3 76.5%
February 2025 112 29 59.8%
January 2025 105 19 76.2%
December 2024 114 0 66.7%
November 2024 110 0 81.8%
October 2024 80 0 96.3%

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