DCA to CMH flight delays
Washington, VA (DCA) Columbus, OH (CMH) · 323 miles
176 flights · March 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
75%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
1.7%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
75 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
20 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
Only Republic Airways flies this route in the published record, so there is no choice to weigh — the route's figures and the airline's are the same figures.
Flights from Washington to Columbus run late more often than the average route, though not severely.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over March 2025 – August 2026, Republic Airways arrived on time most often on DCA to CMH.
Every airline on DCA to CMH
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republic Airways | 118 | 77.78% | 0.85% | 82 min | C |
| Southwest Airlines | 30 | 72.41% | 0% | 52 min | — |
| PSA Airlines | 24 | 63.64% | 8.33% | 84 min | — |
| Envoy Air | 4 | 75% | 0% | 27 min | — |
The return leg
CMH to DCA Columbus back to Washington 76.79% on time COther routes from Washington
Common questions
Are flights from Washington to Columbus usually delayed?
75% of flights on the DCA to CMH route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 3 in every ten arrived late. That is about the same as the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from Washington to Columbus?
Only Republic Airways appears in the published record on this route, with 118 flights and 77.78% arriving on time.
How often are DCA to CMH flights cancelled?
1.7% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 17 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
When DCA to CMH flights are late, how late are they?
About 75 minutes on average across the flights that arrived more than 15 minutes behind schedule.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on DCA to CMH during March 2025 – August 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →