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
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).
| Arrival | Flights | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Early / on-time | 678 | 71% |
| 16-30 min | 81 | 8% |
| 31-60 min | 98 | 10% |
| 61-120 min | 59 | 6% |
| 2+ hrs | 43 | 4% |
Performance by month
| Month | Flights | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07 | 72 | 67% | +41 min |
| 2025-08 | 86 | 81% | +3 min |
| 2025-09 | 84 | 86% | -3 min |
| 2025-10 | 86 | 66% | +14 min |
| 2025-11 | 75 | 64% | +26 min |
| 2025-12 | 64 | 63% | +24 min |
| 2026-01 | 73 | 71% | +19 min |
| 2026-02 | 79 | 71% | +14 min |
| 2026-03 | 87 | 61% | +24 min |
| 2026-04 | 84 | 79% | +1 min |
| 2026-05 | 86 | 73% | +7 min |
| 2026-06 | 83 | 64% | +25 min |
Performance by day of week
| Day | Flights | On-time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 148 | 69% |
| Tue | 151 | 74% |
| Wed | 144 | 67% |
| Thu | 141 | 63% |
| Fri | 140 | 64% |
| Sat | 99 | 88% |
| Sun | 136 | 74% |
DL flight numbers on DCA → RDU
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