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Which ATL to DCA flight is punctual? American 3915, 11:01 am.

96% on time across 22 flights in the last 3 months, never cancelled.

ATL to DCA flights that landed on time most often
DepartsFlightOn time
11:01 amAA 391596%
8:54 amAA 530686%
6:00 amAA 520985%
7:25 amDL 92685%
9:40 amDL 38079%
11:00 amDL 88075%
6:00 amAA 550175%
10:57 amAA 397673%
8 of 29 regular flights, ranked by arrivals on time, June to August 2026.

Which airline is most reliable? Southwest and American, neck and neck.

Southwest landed on time 68% of the time, American 67%.

Flight records,

  • Southwest

    68%

    on time

    1.7% cancelled

  • American

    67%

    on time

    6.4% cancelled

  • Delta

    65%

    on time

    2.4% cancelled

When do the flights leave? 29 regular flights, 6 am to 9:59 pm.

AA 5084 was cancelled most often, 24% of the time.

Flight records,

  1. WN 197 10:45 am, 0% cancelled 42%
  2. WN 1376 4:10 pm, 0% cancelled 50%
  3. WN 2699 4:20 pm, 0% cancelled 42%
  4. WN 4990 8:50 pm, 4% cancelled 35%
  1. AA 5209 6:00 am, 5% cancelled 85%
  2. AA 5501 6:00 am, 17% cancelled 75%
  3. AA 5306 8:54 am, 4% cancelled 86%
  4. AA 5050 8:58 am, 10% cancelled 69%
  5. AA 3976 10:57 am, 0% cancelled 73%
  6. AA 3915 11:01 am, 0% cancelled 96%
  7. AA 4594 1:56 pm, 4% cancelled 70%
  8. AA 5320 4:37 pm, 15% cancelled 30%
  9. AA 5084 4:58 pm, 24% cancelled 15%
  10. AA 4807 5:04 pm, 14% cancelled 54%
  11. AA 5560 8:07 pm, 20% cancelled 42%
  12. AA 5029 8:08 pm, 22% cancelled 17%
  13. AA 4733 8:22 pm, 17% cancelled 17%
  1. DL 926 7:25 am, 4% cancelled 85%
  2. DL 380 9:40 am, 2% cancelled 79%
  3. DL 737 11:00 am, 2% cancelled 71%
  4. DL 880 11:00 am, 0% cancelled 75%
  5. DL 360 1:09 pm, 0% cancelled 68%
  6. DL 850 3:30 pm, 2% cancelled 47%
  7. DL 950 4:40 pm, 3% cancelled 58%
  8. DL 832 5:55 pm, 1% cancelled 41%
  9. DL 325 6:55 pm, 7% cancelled 54%
  10. DL 727 7:55 pm, 4% cancelled 50%
  11. DL 378 8:55 pm, 2% cancelled 58%
  12. DL 537 9:59 pm, 2% cancelled 56%

What time should I fly? The 5 am departures.

92% landed on time; at 7 pm, 49%. Saturday was the best day, Sunday the worst.

Flight records,

Share of ATL to DCA flights landing less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled departure hour
DepartsBarLanded on time
5 am92%
6 am84%
7 am83%
8 am80%
9 am80%
10 am74%
11 am77%
12 pm74%
1 pm66%
2 pm64%
3 pm55%
4 pm57%
5 pm56%
6 pm56%
7 pm49%
8 pm55%
9 pm62%

When is ATL security busiest? 6 to 8 am, then 2 pm.

Calmest around 11 am. Atlanta security, hour by hour.

Security counts,

People screened per hour at ATL checkpoints, by weekday and hour; choose a cell to read it
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People screened per hour at ATL checkpoints, by weekday and hour; choose a cell to read it
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Monday, 7 am

7,630

people screened, all terminals.