DCA to VPS flight delays
Washington, VA (DCA) Valparaiso, FL (VPS) · 789 miles
377 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
76.88%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
4.51%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
76 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
19 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
Cancellation, not delay, is the risk worth pricing here: 4.51% of scheduled flights never operated. A late flight still gets you there. A cancelled one leaves you rebooking, and on a route with few daily departures that can mean losing a day.
The season swings this route hard. In November it ran 37.4 points more punctual than in July — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.
This is a thin route — 377 flights across the whole period. On a route this infrequent a cancellation is far more costly than the rate suggests, because the next departure may not be the same day.
The 2 airlines here are separated by under 2 points — close enough to call a tie. Choose on price and departure time.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, American Airlines arrived on time most often on DCA to VPS. PSA Airlines was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in November and worst in July.
Every airline on DCA to VPS
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA Airlines | 190 | 75.14% | 6.84% | 86 min | F |
| American Airlines | 150 | 77.18% | 0.67% | 69 min | C |
| Republic Airways | 37 | 84.85% | 8.11% | 47 min | — |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
VPS to DCA Valparaiso back to Washington 73.48% on time DOther routes from Washington
Common questions
Are flights from Washington to Valparaiso usually delayed?
76.88% of flights on the DCA to VPS route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 2 in every ten arrived late. That is about the same as the average route in this record.
Which airline is most on time from Washington to Valparaiso?
American Airlines, at 77.18% on time across 150 flights. The least punctual on the route was PSA Airlines at 75.14%.
How often are DCA to VPS flights cancelled?
4.51% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 45 in every thousand. That is high enough that cancellation, not delay, is the risk worth planning around.
What is the best month to fly Washington to Valparaiso?
November, when 93.3% of flights arrived on time. The worst was July at 55.9%.
When DCA to VPS flights are late, how late are they?
About 76 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 VPS during January 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 →