665 km · Domestic

Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA) – Blue Grass (LEX)

In July 2026, 50 flights operated between Ronald Reagan Washington National and Blue Grass (both directions), and 82.0% 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
January4443▼ 2.3%
February4748▲ 2.1%
March5053▲ 6.0%
April5251▼ 1.9%
May51510.0%
June50500.0%
July4750▲ 6.4%
August52––
September52––
October54–in progress
November47––
December42––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)341346▲ 1.5%

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
January93.2%81.4%▼ 12.7%
February63.8%87.5%▲ 37.1%
March90.0%81.1%▼ 9.9%
April88.5%76.5%▼ 13.6%
May74.5%84.3%▲ 13.2%
June80.0%80.0%0.0%
July80.9%82.0%▲ 1.4%
August82.7%––
September86.5%––
October81.5%–in progress
November78.7%––
December90.5%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)81.6%81.8%▲ 0.3%

Cancelled flights by month

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodCancelled flights 2025Cancelled flights 2026Change vs last year
January65▼ 16.7%
February10▼ 100.0%
March21▼ 50.0%
April01–
May110.0%
June220.0%
July54▼ 20.0%
August0––
September0––
October0–in progress
November1––
December0––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)1714▼ 17.6%

By direction

DCA → LEX

Scheduled flights
543
Flights operated
521
Cancelled
22 · 4.1%
On-time departures
72.9%

LEX → DCA

Scheduled flights
543
Flights operated
532
Cancelled
11 · 2.0%
On-time departures
92.1%

DCA → LEX and LEX → DCA counted separately.

Airlines on this route

Oct 1, 2024 – Jul 31, 2026
AirlineScheduled flights Share On-time departures Cancelled
Republic Airways YX 1,086 100.0% 82.6% 33

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 13, 2024 → Jul 31, 2026

Lowest average delay06:00–07:002.1min · 543 recorded · 532 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour17.4min06:00 ↔ 21:00
Recorded flights1,086DCA–LEX

Departure hour

On-time departures Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 05:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 06:00 · 92.1% · 543 recorded · 532 measured · Source: the US BTS 07:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 08:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 09:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 10:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 11:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 12:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 13:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 14:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 15:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 16:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 17:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 18:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 19:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 1 recorded · 1 measured · Source: the US BTS 20:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 21:00 · 72.9% · 542 recorded · 520 measured · Source: the US BTS 22:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Average departure delay Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 05:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 06:00 · 2.1 min · 543 recorded · 532 measured · Source: the US BTS 07:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 08:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 09:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 10:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 11:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 12:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 13:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 14:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 15:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 16:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 17:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 18:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 19:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 1 recorded · 1 measured · Source: the US BTS 20:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 21:00 · 19.5 min · 542 recorded · 520 measured · Source: the US BTS 22:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Recorded flights Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 05:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 06:00 · 543 · 543 recorded · 532 measured · Source: the US BTS 07:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 08:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 09:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 10:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 11:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 12:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 13:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 14:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 15:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 16:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 17:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 18:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 19:00 · 1 · 1 recorded · 1 measured · Source: the US BTS 20:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 21:00 · 542 · 542 recorded · 520 measured · Source: the US BTS 22:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Departure hourOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
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06:0092.1%2.1 min532543
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19:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—11
20:00No observations———
21:0072.9%19.5 min520542
22:00No observations———
23:00No observations———

Day of week

Recorded flights Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
Monday · 184 · 184 recorded · 174 measured · Source: the US BTS Tuesday · 182 · 182 recorded · 177 measured · Source: the US BTS Wednesday · 180 · 180 recorded · 175 measured · Source: the US BTS Thursday · 176 · 176 recorded · 172 measured · Source: the US BTS Friday · 174 · 174 recorded · 172 measured · Source: the US BTS Saturday · 6 · 6 recorded · 6 measured · Source: the US BTS Sunday · 184 · 184 recorded · 177 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Day of weekOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
MondayFewer than 200 measured departures—174184
TuesdayFewer than 200 measured departures—177182
WednesdayFewer than 200 measured departures—175180
ThursdayFewer than 200 measured departures—172176
FridayFewer than 200 measured departures—172174
SaturdayFewer than 200 measured departures—66
SundayFewer than 200 measured departures—177184

Month of year

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

Recorded flights Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
Jan · 98 · 98 recorded · 87 measured · Source: the US BTS Feb · 96 · 96 recorded · 95 measured · Source: the US BTS Mar · 106 · 106 recorded · 103 measured · Source: the US BTS Apr · 104 · 104 recorded · 103 measured · Source: the US BTS May · 104 · 104 recorded · 102 measured · Source: the US BTS Jun · 104 · 104 recorded · 100 measured · Source: the US BTS Jul · 106 · 106 recorded · 97 measured · Source: the US BTS Aug · 52 · 52 recorded · 52 measured · Source: the US BTS Sep · 52 · 52 recorded · 52 measured · Source: the US BTS Oct · 88 · 88 recorded · 88 measured · Source: the US BTS Nov · 94 · 94 recorded · 93 measured · Source: the US BTS Dec · 82 · 82 recorded · 81 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Month of yearOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
JanFewer than 200 measured departures—8798
FebFewer than 200 measured departures—9596
MarFewer than 200 measured departures—103106
AprFewer than 200 measured departures—103104
MayFewer than 200 measured departures—102104
JunFewer than 200 measured departures—100104
JulFewer than 200 measured departures—97106
AugFewer than 200 measured departures—5252
SepFewer than 200 measured departures—5252
OctFewer than 200 measured departures—8888
NovFewer than 200 measured departures—9394
DecFewer than 200 measured departures—8182

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 80.1% 870
  • Delayed >15 min 16.9% 183
  • Cancelled 3.0% 33
  • 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
YX5729 DCA → LEX 543 72.9%
YX5734 LEX → DCA 377 91.0%
YX5839 LEX → DCA 166 94.5%

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 50 +6.4% 4 82.0%
June 2026 50 +0.0% 2 80.0%
May 2026 51 +0.0% 1 84.3%
April 2026 51 −1.9% 1 76.5%
March 2026 53 +6.0% 1 81.1%
February 2026 48 +2.1% 0 87.5%
January 2026 43 −2.3% 5 81.4%
December 2025 42 +7.7% 0 90.5%
November 2025 47 +2.2% 1 78.7%
October 2025 54 +58.8% 0 81.5%
September 2025 52 0 86.5%
August 2025 52 0 82.7%
July 2025 47 5 80.9%
June 2025 50 2 80.0%
May 2025 51 1 74.5%
April 2025 52 0 88.5%
March 2025 50 2 90.0%
February 2025 47 1 63.8%
January 2025 44 6 93.2%
December 2024 39 1 84.6%
November 2024 46 0 91.3%
October 2024 34 0 79.4%

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