Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA) – Philadelphia (PHL)
In July 2026, 108 flights operated between Ronald Reagan Washington National and Philadelphia (both directions), and 55.6% 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 delay10:00–11:009.8min · 334 recorded · 332 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour24.7min10:00 ↔ 19:00
Recorded flights3,541DCA–PHL
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
34.517.20.0
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
5002500
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
—
179
182
06:00
84.3%
15.7 min
439
447
07:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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1
1
08:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
29
29
09:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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41
41
10:00
89.8%
9.8 min
332
334
11:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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123
126
12:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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46
46
13:00
75.4%
17.3 min
248
252
14:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
93
95
15:00
74.2%
23.8 min
441
449
16:00
66.1%
28.4 min
487
500
17:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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103
111
18:00
70.9%
19.8 min
337
354
19:00
65.0%
34.5 min
217
241
20:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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55
63
21:00
No observations
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22:00
67.5%
20.3 min
240
269
23:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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1
1
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
26.113.00.0
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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5202600
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Day of week
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Monday
75.5%
26.1 min
494
520
Tuesday
77.2%
22.0 min
500
514
Wednesday
77.6%
16.3 min
496
511
Thursday
72.0%
20.0 min
497
511
Friday
72.7%
20.0 min
495
515
Saturday
76.6%
17.3 min
469
489
Sunday
73.8%
19.7 min
461
481
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
54.127.10.0
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
3611810
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month of year
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Jan
82.6%
12.8 min
333
361
Feb
66.8%
22.7 min
277
300
Mar
71.3%
26.4 min
303
310
Apr
74.5%
16.5 min
298
299
May
71.9%
23.5 min
302
311
Jun
67.9%
30.1 min
302
328
Jul
59.6%
54.1 min
267
297
Aug
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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131
132
Sep
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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175
176
Oct
85.6%
5.9 min
339
339
Nov
81.7%
9.9 min
338
339
Dec
73.5%
20.4 min
347
349
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 time72.3%2,561
Delayed >15 min24.0%851
Cancelled3.6%129
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.