DCA → LAX Delta Air Lines

Delta Air Lines · Washington, DC to Los Angeles, CA · 363 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 6 flight numbers

This route is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -1 min, while the worst 10% run +64 min or later.
On-time arrival
76%
Median delay
-1 min
90th percentile
+64 min
Cancellation rate
2%

How on-time is Delta Air Lines from DCA to LAX?

Across every Delta Air Lines flight number on DCA → LAX (363 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 76% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -1 min; the worst 10% ran +64 min or later. 2% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time26976%
16-30 min257%
31-60 min236%
61-120 min185%
2+ hrs206%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-073139%+105 min
2025-083177%+6 min
2025-093063%+15 min
2025-103190%-1 min
2025-112983%+4 min
2025-122972%+13 min
2026-013087%-14 min
2026-022781%+47 min
2026-033184%+10 min
2026-042976%+29 min
2026-0528100%-7 min
2026-062959%+66 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon5271%
Tue5379%
Wed4973%
Thu5072%
Fri5072%
Sat5285%
Sun4978%

DL flight numbers on DCA → LAX

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