3,921 km · Domestic

Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA) – San Francisco (SFO)

In July 2026, 179 flights operated between Ronald Reagan Washington National and San Francisco (both directions), and 63.1% 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
January123176▲ 43.1%
February142166▲ 16.9%
March185186▲ 0.5%
April180178▼ 1.1%
May1861860.0%
June1781780.0%
July177179▲ 1.1%
August186––
September179––
October186–in progress
November178––
December186––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)1,1711,249▲ 6.7%

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
January80.5%85.2%▲ 5.8%
February57.7%80.1%▲ 38.8%
March86.5%83.9%▼ 3.0%
April89.4%81.5%▼ 8.8%
May87.6%74.2%▼ 15.3%
June80.3%68.5%▼ 14.7%
July71.2%63.1%▼ 11.4%
August87.1%––
September87.7%––
October79.6%–in progress
November85.4%––
December83.3%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)79.0%76.6%▼ 3.0%

Cancelled flights by month

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodCancelled flights 2025Cancelled flights 2026Change vs last year
January110▲ 900.0%
February10▼ 100.0%
March10▼ 100.0%
April02–
May00–
June02–
July91▼ 88.9%
August0––
September1––
October0–in progress
November0––
December0––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)1215▲ 25.0%

Airlines on this route

  1. United Airlines 64.5%
  2. Alaska Airlines 35.5%

Oct 1, 2024 – Jul 31, 2026

By direction

DCA → SFO

Scheduled flights
1,841
Flights operated
1,824
Cancelled
17 · 0.9%
On-time departures
78.3%

SFO → DCA

Scheduled flights
1,842
Flights operated
1,831
Cancelled
11 · 0.6%
On-time departures
82.8%

DCA → SFO and SFO → DCA counted separately.

Airlines on this route

Oct 1, 2024 – Jul 31, 2026
AirlineScheduled flights Share On-time departures Cancelled
United Airlines UA 2,377 64.5% 85.0% 18
Alaska Airlines AS 1,306 35.5% 72.5% 10

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 delay07:00–08:00-1.8min · 531 recorded · 529 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour23.9min07:00 ↔ 17:00
Recorded flights3,683DCA–SFO

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———
05:00No observations———
06:00No observations———
07:0096.0%-1.8 min529531
08:0090.5%2.4 min842846
09:0076.9%10.6 min459463
10:00No observations———
11:00No observations———
12:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—4545
13:0077.8%10.2 min361364
14:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—124124
15:00No observations———
16:00No observations———
17:0073.8%22.0 min809817
18:0065.8%17.5 min477483
19:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—910
20:00No observations———
21:00No observations———
22:00No observations———
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
Monday79.8%10.2 min519528
Tuesday83.8%7.2 min526528
Wednesday78.4%9.1 min524526
Thursday75.7%21.2 min523523
Friday76.9%12.0 min528530
Saturday86.9%3.4 min517521
Sunday82.4%11.0 min518527

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
Jan83.3%6.9 min299310
Feb69.8%23.4 min308309
Mar85.2%5.9 min371372
Apr85.5%5.8 min358360
May80.9%9.1 min372372
Jun74.4%19.5 min356358
Jul67.1%20.5 min356366
AugFewer than 200 measured departures—186186
SepFewer than 200 measured departures—179180
Oct82.6%6.4 min264264
Nov86.8%7.3 min296296
Dec83.6%7.8 min310310

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 79.9% 2,944
  • Delayed >15 min 19.3% 711
  • Cancelled 0.8% 28
  • 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
AS7 DCA → SFO 653 66.5%
AS8 SFO → DCA 653 78.4%
UA1678 SFO → DCA 588 93.0%
UA369 DCA → SFO 455 96.0%
UA2386 SFO → DCA 435 73.8%
UA698 DCA → SFO 280 78.4%
UA368 DCA → SFO 169 60.7%
UA699 DCA → SFO 140 85.6%
UA1970 DCA → SFO 37 86.5%
UA1871 SFO → DCA 32 96.9%
UA2166 SFO → DCA 32 87.5%
UA635 DCA → SFO 32 96.9%

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 179 +1.1% 1 63.1%
June 2026 178 +0.0% 2 68.5%
May 2026 186 +0.0% 0 74.2%
April 2026 178 −1.1% 2 81.5%
March 2026 186 +0.5% 0 83.9%
February 2026 166 +16.9% 0 80.1%
January 2026 176 +43.1% 10 85.2%
December 2025 186 +50.0% 0 83.3%
November 2025 178 +50.8% 0 85.4%
October 2025 186 +138.5% 0 79.6%
September 2025 179 1 87.7%
August 2025 186 0 87.1%
July 2025 177 9 71.2%
June 2025 178 0 80.3%
May 2025 186 0 87.6%
April 2025 180 0 89.4%
March 2025 185 1 86.5%
February 2025 142 1 57.7%
January 2025 123 1 80.5%
December 2024 124 0 83.9%
November 2024 118 0 89.0%
October 2024 78 0 89.7%

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