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Which RDU to DCA flight is punctual? Delta 5006, 6 am.

79% on time across 91 flights in the last 3 months, 1.1% cancelled.

RDU to DCA flights that landed on time most often
DepartsFlightOn time
6:00 amDL 500679%
6:00 amAA 298575%
6:00 amAA 516773%
10:37 amAA 562769%
10:35 amAA 558165%
1:14 pmAA 470060%
3:56 pmAA 401556%
1:28 pmAA 562652%
8 of 16 regular flights, ranked by arrivals on time, June to August 2026.

Which airline is most reliable? American, ahead of Delta.

American landed on time 58% of the time, Delta 55%.

Flight records,

  • American

    58%

    on time

    5.8% cancelled

  • Delta

    55%

    on time

    4.1% cancelled

When do the flights leave? 16 regular flights, 6 am to 8:06 pm.

AA 5404 was cancelled most often, 26% of the time.

Flight records,

  1. AA 2985 6:00 am, 5% cancelled 75%
  2. AA 5167 6:00 am, 4% cancelled 73%
  3. AA 5581 10:35 am, 8% cancelled 65%
  4. AA 5627 10:37 am, 8% cancelled 69%
  5. AA 4700 1:14 pm, 2% cancelled 60%
  6. AA 5626 1:28 pm, 0% cancelled 52%
  7. AA 5367 3:48 pm, 18% cancelled 35%
  8. AA 4015 3:56 pm, 7% cancelled 56%
  9. AA 5347 6:41 pm, 16% cancelled 29%
  10. AA 5404 6:41 pm, 26% cancelled 44%
  11. AA 4014 8:02 pm, 17% cancelled 39%
  12. AA 4752 8:04 pm, 21% cancelled 25%
  13. AA 4029 8:06 pm, 7% cancelled 48%
  1. DL 5006 6:00 am, 1% cancelled 79%
  2. DL 5310 3:44 pm, 6% cancelled 38%
  3. DL 5198 7:50 pm, 12% cancelled 44%

What time should I fly? The 5 am departures.

94% landed on time; at 4 pm, 25%. Saturday was the best day, Friday the worst.

Flight records,

Share of RDU to DCA flights landing less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled departure hour
DepartsBarLanded on time
5 am94%
6 am78%
9 am83%
10 am70%
11 am75%
1 pm56%
2 pm57%
3 pm42%
4 pm25%
5 pm40%
6 pm47%
7 pm39%
8 pm39%
9 pm33%

When is RDU security busiest? 5 am, every morning.

Calmest around 11 am. Raleigh Durham security, hour by hour.

Security counts,

People screened per hour at RDU checkpoints, by weekday and hour; choose a cell to read it
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People screened per hour at RDU checkpoints, by weekday and hour; choose a cell to read it
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Monday, 5 am

2,750

people screened, all terminals.