EYW to DCA flight delays
Key West, FL (EYW) Washington, VA (DCA) · 1,023 miles
584 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
76.11%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
2.23%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
55 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
14 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In August it ran 37.1 points more punctual than in February — 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.
Which airline you fly changes the odds here. American Airlines arrived on time 7.1 points more often than Envoy Air over the same period on the same route — same airports, same weather, same air traffic control. A gap that survives all of that is about how the two airlines are run.
The two directions do not behave alike. DCA to EYW arrives on time 5 points more often than the outbound. Delay accumulates through the flying day, so whichever direction is scheduled later tends to carry the worse record — which is an argument for booking the morning departure if the choice exists.
This is a thin route — 584 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.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, American Airlines arrived on time most often on EYW to DCA. Envoy Air was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in August and worst in February.
Every airline on EYW to DCA
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 | 225 | 78.54% | 0.44% | 38 min | C |
| Envoy Air | 215 | 71.77% | 2.33% | 53 min | D |
| American Airlines | 144 | 78.83% | 4.86% | 87 min | D |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
DCA to EYW Washington back to Key West 81.09% on time COther routes from Key West
Common questions
Are flights from Key West to Washington usually delayed?
76.11% of flights on the EYW to DCA 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 Key West to Washington?
American Airlines, at 78.83% on time across 144 flights. The least punctual on the route was Envoy Air at 71.77%.
How often are EYW to DCA flights cancelled?
2.23% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 22 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Key West to Washington?
August, when 87.1% of flights arrived on time. The worst was February at 50%.
When EYW to DCA flights are late, how late are they?
About 55 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 EYW to DCA 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 →