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BTS> TranStats
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Washington, DC: Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA) Scheduled Services except Freight/Mail BTS Data as of 3/29/2024
Summary Data (U.S. Flights Only) Carrier Shares for January - December 2023
Passengers* 2022** 2023** %Chg Rank***
Arrival 11,415k 12,132k 6.28% 23
Departure 11,405k 12,142k 6.46% 23
Scheduled Flights
Departures 141,620 141,195 -0.30% 15
Freight/Mail (lb.) (Scheduled and Non-Scheduled)
Total 3,206k 2,641k -17.62% 185
Carriers
Scheduled 14 14 0.00%
* Scheduled enplaned revenue passengers.
** 12 months ending December of each year.
*** Among 764 U.S. airports, 12 months ending December 2023
Carrier Passengers Share
American 6,825 28.12%
Southwest 3,563 14.68%
Delta 2,206 9.09%
JetBlue 1,794 7.39%
United 1,294 5.33%
Other 8,590 35.39%
Based on enplaned passengers(000) both arriving and departing.
Total Passengers (U.S. Flights, in thousands) Top 10 Destination Airports (U.S. Only, Passengers (000))
*  Before October 2002, only carriers operating aircraft with more than 60 seats or 18,000 pounds in payload reported traffic data.
** 2023 represents data for January - December 2023.
Source: T-100 Domestic Market (US Carriers).
DCA vs. National Departure Delays (Major U.S. Carriers) DCA On-Time Performance Summary (Major U.S. Carriers Only)
A flight is considered delayed when it arrived or departed 15 or more minutes than the schedule. Delayed minutes are calculated from delayed flights only.
Domestic Flights, 2018-2023
% On Time 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023* Rank**
Departure 79% 80% 84% 84% 75% 81% 6
Arrival 78% 79% 83% 83% 74% 80% 7
Avg Delay (min.)
Departure 71.88 75.83 73.82 71.51 70.80 74.85 24
Arrival 64.84 70.03 67.30 67.70 69.79 73.93 18
% Cancelled
Total 2.91% 2.46% 7.70% 1.46% 3.95% 1.51% 24
Number of Flights (000)
Total 132.5 139.4 65.4 82.2 142.3 140.0
Number of Reporting Carriers
Total 15 14 14 13 13 12
* January - December 2023 .
** Ranked only for major U.S. airports, January - December 2023.