DCA → ATL Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines · Washington, DC to Atlanta, GA · 1,139 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 51 flight numbers
On-time arrival
79%
Median delay
-5 min
90th percentile
+39 min
Cancellation rate
2%
How on-time is Southwest Airlines from DCA to ATL?
Across every Southwest Airlines flight number on DCA → ATL (1,139 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 79% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -5 min; the worst 10% ran +39 min or later. 2% were cancelled.
Delay distribution
Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).
| Arrival | Flights | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Early / on-time | 885 | 79% |
| 16-30 min | 86 | 8% |
| 31-60 min | 74 | 7% |
| 61-120 min | 32 | 3% |
| 2+ hrs | 37 | 3% |
Performance by month
| Month | Flights | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07 | 111 | 64% | +31 min |
| 2025-08 | 119 | 77% | +7 min |
| 2025-09 | 116 | 84% | +3 min |
| 2025-10 | 90 | 80% | +2 min |
| 2025-11 | 84 | 83% | -1 min |
| 2025-12 | 91 | 77% | +5 min |
| 2026-01 | 83 | 96% | -14 min |
| 2026-02 | 77 | 92% | -9 min |
| 2026-03 | 87 | 83% | +0 min |
| 2026-04 | 86 | 77% | +5 min |
| 2026-05 | 88 | 70% | +17 min |
| 2026-06 | 82 | 74% | +16 min |
Performance by day of week
| Day | Flights | On-time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 164 | 80% |
| Tue | 169 | 85% |
| Wed | 167 | 84% |
| Thu | 166 | 77% |
| Fri | 166 | 73% |
| Sat | 122 | 87% |
| Sun | 160 | 72% |
WN flight numbers on DCA → ATL
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