Most-Cancelled US Flight Routes
Data through July 2026
Routes (minimum 500 flights in 12 months) where the flight most often never departs. National cancellation rate: 1.6%.
| # | Route | Cancelled | On-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RIC → EWR | 9.6% | 66% |
| 2 | PLN → DTW | 7.8% | 83% |
| 3 | DTW → PLN | 7.7% | 79% |
| 4 | ASE → DFW | 7.2% | 66% |
| 5 | AVL → DCA | 7.0% | 65% |
| 6 | DCA → HPN | 6.9% | 63% |
| 7 | CLE → DCA | 6.8% | 70% |
| 8 | DCA → CLE | 6.8% | 70% |
| 9 | MYR → EWR | 6.6% | 77% |
| 10 | ILM → DCA | 6.6% | 69% |
| 11 | HPN → DCA | 6.4% | 64% |
| 12 | DCA → CAE | 6.3% | 67% |
| 13 | ASE → LAX | 6.2% | 71% |
| 14 | DCA → MHT | 6.2% | 71% |
| 15 | DCA → BGR | 6.1% | 69% |
| 16 | CAE → DCA | 6.1% | 70% |
| 17 | DCA → ALB | 6.0% | 69% |
| 18 | DCA → ILM | 6.0% | 73% |
| 19 | EWR → GSP | 6.0% | 82% |
| 20 | ALB → DCA | 5.9% | 68% |
| 21 | DCA → SDF | 5.9% | 74% |
| 22 | BGR → DCA | 5.8% | 72% |
| 23 | SAV → DCA | 5.8% | 76% |
| 24 | DCA → GRR | 5.8% | 67% |
| 25 | DCA → DSM | 5.8% | 72% |
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Based on 14,739,704 flights, 2024-07–2026-07. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Updated 2026-09-28.