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727 nonstop flights · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · US DOT on-time records, all US airlines

The nonstop is quickest: United SFO → DCA (5h 27m), on time 4 times in 5. United via Bush (8h 57m) is more reliable, 92%, but takes 3h 30m longer.

Best time to leave 8–9 am 90% arrive on time from SFO
Best single flight UA 1678 SFO 08:20 → DCA 16:47 · 90% on time Avoid UA 2386 SFO 14:18 → DCA 22:30 · 71% on time

Time of day × airport

Share of this route’s flights leaving within 15 minutes, by airport and scheduled departure hour, over Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Blank: no flights then (or fewer than 40 in the year).

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% of this route’s flights leaving within 15 min (small number: flights in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule): 85+75–8465–7455–64under 55

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Flights, best and worst

Flights in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule that ran 150+ times in the year. Times are local. Pick a flight for its history.

UA 1678 SFO 08:20 DCA 16:47 90%
UA 2386 SFO 14:18 DCA 22:30 71%

All 2 United flights in the current schedule

Every flight that flew in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule, with its record over Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Times are local. Click a column to sort.

UA 1678 SFO 08:20 DCA 16:47 5h 27m 363 90% 0.6% 49 min
UA 2386 SFO 14:18 DCA 22:30 5h 12m 364 71% 0.5% 58 min

Nonstops by airline and airport

Arriving within 15 minutes, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Pick a row to see that airline’s flights on that airport pair.

United SFO DCA 5h 27m 80% 0.6% 727 Flying now

Alternatives with one stop

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UnitedDetails → SFO 05:00 → DEN 08:35UA 1479 55m Denver DEN 09:30 → DCA 14:59UA 789 6h 59m 95% 86%
UnitedDetails → SFO 23:30 → ORD 05:57UA 368 1h 03m Chicago ORD 07:00 → DCA 09:59 +1UA 482 7h 29m 87% 72%
UnitedDetails → SFO 22:38 → ORD 05:01UA 2278 59m Chicago ORD 06:00 → DCA 08:54 +1UA 1077 7h 16m 81% 72%
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About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON