STL → DCA Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines · St. Louis, MO to Washington, DC · 1,403 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 66 flight numbers

On-time arrival
73%
Median delay
-2 min
90th percentile
+52 min
Cancellation rate
1%

How on-time is Southwest Airlines from STL to DCA?

Across every Southwest Airlines flight number on STL → DCA (1,403 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 73% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -2 min; the worst 10% ran +52 min or later. 1% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time1,00373%
16-30 min13710%
31-60 min1209%
61-120 min755%
2+ hrs383%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-0711254%+33 min
2025-0811775%+8 min
2025-0911680%+4 min
2025-1012079%+6 min
2025-1110975%+11 min
2025-1212076%+5 min
2026-0110978%+4 min
2026-0210274%+10 min
2026-0311570%+19 min
2026-0411682%+0 min
2026-0511974%+5 min
2026-0611859%+16 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon20067%
Tue21082%
Wed20678%
Thu20565%
Fri20373%
Sat14984%
Sun20066%

Based on US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading the full breakdown…