The nonstop is quickest: Southwest AUS → DCA (3h 10m), on time 2 times in 3. Southwest via New Orleans (4h 50m) is more reliable, 86%, but takes 1h 40m longer.
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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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.
No Southwest flight on this route ran 150+ times in the year.
All 1 Southwest 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.
| WN 281 | AUS 12:25 | DCA 16:40 | 3h 15m | 49 | 60% | 0.0% | 66 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.
| Southwest | AUS | DCA | 3h 10m | 67% | 0.8% | 364 | Flying now |
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