Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA) – Frederick W. Smith (MEM)
In July 2026, 160 flights operated between Ronald Reagan Washington National and Frederick W. Smith (both directions), and 71.9% left on time, according to the US BTS.
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 delay06:00–07:002.3min · 615 recorded · 590 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour24.8min06:00 ↔ 20:00
Recorded flights4,134DCA–MEM
Departure hour
On-time departuresPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
100.050.00.0
00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
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Average departure delayPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
27.113.50.0
00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
6153080
00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
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Departure hour
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
00:00
No observations
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01:00
No observations
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02:00
No observations
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03:00
No observations
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04:00
No observations
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05:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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37
37
06:00
94.2%
2.3 min
590
615
07:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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160
170
08:00
84.0%
7.6 min
426
443
09:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
154
159
10:00
73.2%
18.9 min
418
437
11:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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191
195
12:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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13
13
13:00
72.3%
22.3 min
285
294
14:00
81.0%
7.5 min
242
247
15:00
68.4%
19.1 min
288
298
16:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
74
79
17:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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182
188
18:00
73.5%
22.7 min
354
379
19:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
154
162
20:00
67.8%
27.1 min
211
226
21:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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89
97
22:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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77
95
23:00
No observations
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Day of week
On-time departuresPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
100.050.00.0
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Average departure delayPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
18.89.40.0
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
6313160
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Day of week
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Monday
79.1%
12.9 min
594
631
Tuesday
83.1%
11.9 min
602
627
Wednesday
75.2%
13.5 min
597
622
Thursday
75.9%
15.9 min
585
606
Friday
75.3%
18.8 min
579
610
Saturday
77.7%
13.5 min
399
416
Sunday
79.6%
14.9 min
589
622
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 departuresPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
100.050.00.0
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Average departure delayPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
27.413.70.0
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
4402200
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month of year
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Jan
72.5%
27.4 min
309
344
Feb
71.9%
20.7 min
288
309
Mar
80.5%
14.0 min
333
352
Apr
76.7%
17.4 min
391
397
May
77.2%
15.0 min
425
440
Jun
74.5%
15.7 min
364
402
Jul
74.0%
20.1 min
366
406
Aug
78.1%
9.9 min
228
234
Sep
85.2%
5.8 min
230
230
Oct
86.3%
4.5 min
344
344
Nov
85.7%
6.9 min
335
339
Dec
75.6%
13.5 min
332
337
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 time74.5%3,078
Delayed >15 min21.0%867
Cancelled4.6%189
Missing departure time0.0%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 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.