Flight OddsJFK → DCA Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines · New York, NY to Washington, DC · 1,078 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 15 flight numbers
On-time arrival
71%
Median delay
-3 min
90th percentile
+75 min
Cancellation rate
6%
How on-time is Delta Air Lines from JFK to DCA?
Across every Delta Air Lines flight number on JFK → DCA (1,078 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 71% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -3 min; the worst 10% ran +75 min or later. 6% were cancelled.
Delay distribution
Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).
| Arrival | Flights | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Early / on-time | 719 | 71% |
| 16-30 min | 81 | 8% |
| 31-60 min | 86 | 8% |
| 61-120 min | 82 | 8% |
| 2+ hrs | 44 | 4% |
Performance by month
| Month | Flights | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07 | 79 | 72% | +12 min |
| 2025-08 | 91 | 79% | -6 min |
| 2025-09 | 88 | 85% | -6 min |
| 2025-10 | 91 | 78% | +3 min |
| 2025-11 | 82 | 80% | +7 min |
| 2025-12 | 77 | 70% | +14 min |
| 2026-01 | 77 | 55% | +29 min |
| 2026-02 | 75 | 51% | +40 min |
| 2026-03 | 89 | 56% | +35 min |
| 2026-04 | 90 | 77% | +7 min |
| 2026-05 | 91 | 74% | +17 min |
| 2026-06 | 82 | 71% | +15 min |
Performance by day of week
| Day | Flights | On-time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 139 | 73% |
| Tue | 151 | 73% |
| Wed | 141 | 74% |
| Thu | 147 | 65% |
| Fri | 148 | 67% |
| Sat | 147 | 81% |
| Sun | 139 | 65% |
DL flight numbers on JFK → DCA
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