PSA vs Republic: On-Time Performance Compared

Last 12 months · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Data through July 2026 · Last updated October 18, 2026

Republic was more punctual than PSA over the last 12 months: 78.7% of its flights arrived on time, against 74.1%.

Republic cancelled fewer flights (4.1% vs 4.3%), and late flights averaged 94 minutes late on PSA vs 72 on Republic.

On the 86 routes both airlines fly regularly, PSA had the better on-time record on 11 and Republic on 74, with 1 tied.

PSA vs Republic: key numbers

Last 12 months, all flights each airline operated.

PSARepublic

On-time arrivals74.1%78.7%

On-time departures74.6%81.3%

Cancelled4.3%4.1%

Diverted0.3%0.2%

On-time arrival % each month, last 24 months.

PSARepublic

60%70%80%90%

Aug ’24Nov ’24Feb ’25May ’25Aug ’25Nov ’25Feb ’26May ’26

Share of each airline’s reported delay minutes by cause, last 12 months.

PSARepublic

Airline (carrier)29.2%23.5%

Weather8.1%5.7%

Air traffic system (NAS)12.8%31.8%

Security0.2%0.1%

Late-arriving aircraft49.7%38.9%

86 routes where each airline had at least 100 completed flights in the last 12 months; the 25 busiest are shown. Better on-time rate in bold.

Route	PSA on time	Republic on time	PSA flights	Republic flights
BNA → DCA	66.8%	74.7%	390	1,832
DCA → BNA	59.9%	82.9%	391	1,831
DCA → IND	79.3%	77.3%	142	1,848
IND → DCA	72.0%	74.8%	142	1,847
DCA → ATL	67.4%	79.8%	1,097	453
ATL → DCA	74.0%	70.9%	1,094	454
CLT → IAD	81.7%	85.6%	978	484
IAD → CLT	84.7%	81.3%	978	483
DCA → CMH	72.2%	80.4%	435	980
CMH → DCA	69.4%	67.6%	433	981
BDL → DCA	68.6%	71.4%	984	416
DCA → BDL	69.0%	73.4%	983	416
RDU → DCA	58.6%	56.1%	883	502
DCA → RDU	65.0%	69.7%	885	499
CHS → DCA	68.4%	75.1%	870	367
DCA → CHS	67.8%	81.3%	869	367
PVD → DCA	67.5%	75.1%	1,011	221
DCA → PVD	69.8%	73.5%	1,010	221
DCA → DTW	68.2%	81.1%	953	276
DTW → DCA	69.7%	63.7%	952	276
CVG → PHL	80.3%	91.3%	1,074	128
PHL → CVG	74.8%	94.5%	1,072	128
DCA → MSN	67.6%	77.7%	832	357
MSN → DCA	74.7%	70.6%	831	358
DCA → PIT	74.1%	73.5%	392	765