1,495 km · Domestic

Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA) – Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)

In July 2026, 433 flights operated between Ronald Reagan Washington National and Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (both directions), and 66.7% 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
January392415▲ 5.9%
February355382▲ 7.6%
March393418▲ 6.4%
April385430▲ 11.7%
May392442▲ 12.8%
June376424▲ 12.8%
July381433▲ 13.6%
August398––
September434––
October445–in progress
November407––
December417––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)2,6742,944▲ 10.1%

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
January80.1%74.2%▼ 7.4%
February62.5%77.5%▲ 24.0%
March78.1%75.8%▼ 2.9%
April79.0%80.5%▲ 1.9%
May79.3%80.3%▲ 1.3%
June70.5%74.3%▲ 5.4%
July69.0%66.7%▼ 3.3%
August75.1%––
September86.2%––
October84.0%–in progress
November78.4%––
December71.5%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)74.1%75.6%▲ 2.1%

Cancelled flights by month

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodCancelled flights 2025Cancelled flights 2026Change vs last year
January2431▲ 29.2%
February1618▲ 12.5%
March924▲ 166.7%
April31▼ 66.7%
May56▲ 20.0%
June1524▲ 60.0%
July25250.0%
August8––
September0––
October3–in progress
November7––
December8––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)97129▲ 33.0%

Airlines on this route

  1. Delta Air Lines 68.1%
  2. PSA Airlines 19.7%
  3. Republic Airways 7.5%
  4. Envoy Air 3.7%
  5. American Airlines 1.1%

Oct 1, 2024 – Jul 31, 2026

By direction

DCA → MSP

Scheduled flights
4,510
Flights operated
4,387
Cancelled
123 · 2.7%
On-time departures
78.0%

MSP → DCA

Scheduled flights
4,509
Flights operated
4,380
Cancelled
129 · 2.9%
On-time departures
76.4%

DCA → MSP and MSP → DCA counted separately.

Airlines on this route

Oct 1, 2024 – Jul 31, 2026
AirlineScheduled flights Share On-time departures Cancelled
Delta Air Lines DL 6,138 68.1% 78.9% 95
PSA Airlines OH 1,778 19.7% 69.3% 117
Republic Airways YX 674 7.5% 84.1% 26
Envoy Air MQ 331 3.7% 74.4% 11
American Airlines AA 98 1.1% 69.5% 3

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 delay06:00–07:000.4min · 823 recorded · 805 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour40.3min06:00 ↔ 17:00
Recorded flights9,019DCA–MSP

Departure hour

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

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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—169182
06:0092.8%0.4 min805823
07:0085.7%7.6 min1,1471,174
08:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—164165
09:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—8084
10:0084.5%6.0 min888901
11:0081.0%19.4 min269272
12:0077.7%17.8 min727746
13:0074.5%21.9 min235240
14:0075.5%18.3 min985996
15:0070.0%23.2 min831866
16:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—77
17:0059.8%40.7 min348376
18:0064.5%30.5 min1,0381,058
19:0070.2%24.1 min201211
20:0072.4%17.9 min703730
21:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—2627
22:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—144161
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
Monday78.8%14.9 min1,3511,397
Tuesday80.2%14.7 min1,2971,326
Wednesday75.7%19.9 min1,2941,317
Thursday73.0%22.4 min1,3501,376
Friday74.9%18.2 min1,3511,388
Saturday82.6%8.6 min941963
Sunday77.2%17.3 min1,1831,252

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

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Month of yearOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Jan77.1%14.5 min807862
Feb70.3%17.4 min737771
Mar76.9%17.4 min811844
Apr79.8%12.0 min815819
May79.9%12.4 min834845
Jun72.5%32.1 min800839
Jul67.8%38.8 min814864
Aug75.1%18.6 min398406
Sep86.2%5.1 min434434
Oct85.5%3.8 min694697
Nov83.8%7.6 min800807
Dec75.6%16.9 min823831

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 75.1% 6,770
  • Delayed >15 min 22.1% 1,997
  • Cancelled 2.8% 252
  • 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
DL2961 MSP → DCA 649 74.3%
DL2963 MSP → DCA 649 75.7%
DL1193 DCA → MSP 646 92.3%
DL2958 MSP → DCA 641 84.8%
DL2983 MSP → DCA 635 86.7%
DL2963 DCA → MSP 610 68.3%
DL2958 DCA → MSP 596 81.1%
DL1493 DCA → MSP 536 85.5%
DL2962 MSP → DCA 495 60.5%
DL2983 DCA → MSP 334 81.9%
OH5593 DCA → MSP 227 71.4%
OH5593 MSP → DCA 217 64.8%
MQ4043 DCA → MSP 132 76.7%
MQ4043 MSP → DCA 132 66.9%
OH5302 DCA → MSP 117 61.5%
OH5194 MSP → DCA 81 77.9%
OH5506 DCA → MSP 71 47.4%
DL2454 DCA → MSP 61 72.1%
OH5312 MSP → DCA 60 90.7%
DL631 DCA → MSP 59 68.4%
DL2863 DCA → MSP 54 67.3%
DL1007 DCA → MSP 53 66.0%
OH5409 DCA → MSP 53 78.9%
OH5441 MSP → DCA 46 72.7%
YX4732 MSP → DCA 46 92.9%
YX4757 DCA → MSP 46 76.2%
OH5319 MSP → DCA 44 90.7%
DL2973 DCA → MSP 40 85.0%
OH5311 MSP → DCA 40 70.3%
OH5476 MSP → DCA 40 76.3%
DL2337 DCA → MSP 38 84.2%
OH5096 MSP → DCA 37 88.9%
OH5523 DCA → MSP 37 35.5%
OH5524 MSP → DCA 37 88.2%
YX4739 DCA → MSP 35 81.3%
YX4739 MSP → DCA 35 69.0%
OH5094 DCA → MSP 32 51.6%
OH5302 MSP → DCA 32 66.7%
OH5325 DCA → MSP 32 68.8%
OH5416 DCA → MSP 32 36.7%
OH5416 MSP → DCA 32 32.1%
OH5509 MSP → DCA 32 87.1%
OH5575 DCA → MSP 32 78.1%
YX4660 MSP → DCA 32 100.0%
YX4689 DCA → MSP 32 90.0%
YX4770 DCA → MSP 32 79.3%
YX4771 MSP → DCA 32 96.7%
DL1486 DCA → MSP 31 61.3%
OH5169 MSP → DCA 31 87.1%
OH5311 DCA → MSP 31 86.7%
YX4464 MSP → DCA 31 60.0%
OH5637 DCA → MSP 30 48.2%
OH5637 MSP → DCA 30 46.2%

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 433 +13.6% 25 66.7%
June 2026 424 +12.8% 24 74.3%
May 2026 442 +12.8% 6 80.3%
April 2026 430 +11.7% 1 80.5%
March 2026 418 +6.4% 24 75.8%
February 2026 382 +7.6% 18 77.5%
January 2026 415 +5.9% 31 74.2%
December 2025 417 +2.7% 8 71.5%
November 2025 407 +3.6% 7 78.4%
October 2025 445 +78.7% 3 84.0%
September 2025 434 0 86.2%
August 2025 398 8 75.1%
July 2025 381 25 69.0%
June 2025 376 15 70.5%
May 2025 392 5 79.3%
April 2025 385 3 79.0%
March 2025 393 9 78.1%
February 2025 355 16 62.5%
January 2025 392 24 80.1%
December 2024 406 0 79.8%
November 2024 393 0 89.3%
October 2024 249 0 88.0%

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