DCA → RDU Delta Air Lines

Delta Air Lines · Washington, DC to Raleigh/Durham, NC · 1,001 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 3 flight numbers

This route is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -4 min, while the worst 10% run +63 min or later.
On-time arrival
71%
Median delay
-4 min
90th percentile
+63 min
Cancellation rate
4%

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

Across every Delta Air Lines flight number on DCA → RDU (1,001 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 71% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -4 min; the worst 10% ran +63 min or later. 4% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time67871%
16-30 min818%
31-60 min9810%
61-120 min596%
2+ hrs434%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-077267%+41 min
2025-088681%+3 min
2025-098486%-3 min
2025-108666%+14 min
2025-117564%+26 min
2025-126463%+24 min
2026-017371%+19 min
2026-027971%+14 min
2026-038761%+24 min
2026-048479%+1 min
2026-058673%+7 min
2026-068364%+25 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon14869%
Tue15174%
Wed14467%
Thu14163%
Fri14064%
Sat9988%
Sun13674%

DL flight numbers on DCA → RDU

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