Reagan National Airport Chaos: 80+ Flights Cancelled

Quick Summary

Reagan National Airport (KDCA) in Washington, DC has seen 80+ flight cancellations spanning both departures and arrivals, disrupting passengers across dozens of US cities and Canada

Airlines impacted include American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, JetBlue, Jazz Aviation, Republic Airways, and GoJet Airlines

Routes affected stretch from Seattle, Houston, Boston, and Orlando in the US to Toronto and Montreal in Canada

Passengers are urged to check flight status in real time before heading to the airport and to contact their airline directly about rebooking options

Hundreds of travelers have been left stranded at Reagan National Airport (KDCA) in Washington, DC after a sweep of flight cancellations wiped out dozens of arrivals and departures across both Monday and Tuesday. The disruptions affect passengers travelling to and from major US cities including Seattle, Houston, Boston, Tampa, Orlando, Chicago, Miami, and Dallas-Fort Worth, as well as international travelers on routes to Toronto Pearson and Montreal-Trudeau in Canada. Airlines including American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, JetBlue, Jazz Aviation (JZA), Republic Airways (RPA), and GoJet Airlines (GJS) are all among the carriers hit by the wave of cancellations, which FlightAware data confirms span aircraft types from narrow-body Boeing 737s and Airbus A319s to regional jets including the CRJ7, CRJ9, and Embraer E75.

Which Airlines Are Most Affected?

American Airlines accounts for the largest share of cancellations at Reagan National, with flights to Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW), Orlando (KMCO), Tampa (KTPA), Miami (KMIA), Palm Beach (KPBI), Chicago O'Hare (KORD), Jacksonville (KJAX), and New Orleans (KMSY) all affected. Multiple aircraft types including the Boeing 737 (B738), Boeing 737 MAX 8 (B38M), and Airbus A319/A320 feature in the cancellation list.

Delta Air Lines cancellations include the long-haul DAL884 (B752) from Seattle-Tacoma — one of the highest-profile individual cancellations in the data — along with flights from Orlando (DAL1003, A319), Minneapolis/St Paul (DAL2961), and Minneapolis arrivals (DAL2729).

Southwest Airlines has cancelled flights to and from Milwaukee Mitchell (KMKE), Kansas City (KMCI), Chicago Midway (KMDW), and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta (KATL), all operated on Boeing 737 equipment.

Jazz Aviation (JZA) has cancelled routes connecting Reagan National with Toronto Pearson (CYYZ) and Montreal-Trudeau (CYUL), severing Canada-US connections on the Embraer E170, E75L, and CRJ9.

Republic Airways (RPA) and JetBlue round out the list, with Republic cancellations touching Boston Logan (KBOS), Syracuse (KSYR), LaGuardia (KLGA), and Pittsburgh (KPIT), while JetBlue has cancelled JBU1888 service to JFK and JBU2080 from Fort Lauderdale (KFLL).

Full List of Cancelled Departures from Reagan National (KDCA)

Flight	Aircraft	Destination	Departure Time
JIA5433	CRJ7	Albany Intl (KALB)	Tue 10:09AM EDT
AAL848	B738	Dallas-Fort Worth Intl (KDFW)	Tue 08:59AM EDT
AAL3334	B738	Orlando Intl (KMCO)	Tue 08:20AM EDT
AAL513	A320	Tampa Intl (KTPA)	Tue 08:10AM EDT
RPA5698	E75L	Boston Logan Intl (KBOS)	Tue 06:59AM EDT
AAL1058	B738	Miami Intl (KMIA)	Tue 06:59AM EDT
JZA8781	E170	Toronto Pearson Int'l (CYYZ)	Tue 06:59AM EDT
DAL1003	A319	Orlando Intl (KMCO)	Tue 06:59AM EDT
AAL2176	A319	Palm Beach Intl (KPBI)	Tue 06:50AM EDT
AAL2903	B38M	Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD)	Tue 06:00AM EDT
JBU1888	BCS3	John F Kennedy Intl (KJFK)	Tue 06:00AM EDT
JZA8820	CRJ9	Montreal-Trudeau (CYUL)	Tue 06:00AM EDT
JIA5661	CRJ9	Cleveland-Hopkins Intl (KCLE)	Mon 10:34PM EDT
JIA5387	CRJ7	Frederick Douglass/Greater Rochester Intl (KROC)	Mon 10:25PM EDT
RPA4651	E170	Syracuse Hancock Intl (KSYR)	Mon 10:20PM EDT
JIA5177	CRJ9	Bradley Intl (KBDL)	Mon 10:15PM EDT
JIA5664	CRJ9	Columbia Metro (KCAE)	Mon 10:15PM EDT
JIA5135	CRJ7	Manchester Boston Rgnl (KMHT)	Mon 10:13PM EDT
JIA5656	CRJ9	Milwaukee Mitchell Intl (KMKE)	Mon 10:10PM EDT
JIA5659	CRJ9	Rhode Island T. F. Green Intl (KPVD)	Mon 10:09PM EDT
JIA5190	CRJ7	Gerald R Ford Intl (KGRR)	Mon 10:03PM EDT
JIA5473	CRJ7	James M Cox Dayton Intl (KDAY)	Mon 10:02PM EDT
JIA5669	CRJ7	Bangor Intl (KBGR)	Mon 10:00PM EDT
RPA4763	E75L	Pittsburgh Intl (KPIT)	Mon 10:00PM EDT
AAL2434	A319	Jacksonville Intl (KJAX)	Mon 10:00PM EDT
RPA5844	E75S	Boston Logan Intl (KBOS)	Mon 10:00PM EDT
JIA5662	CRJ9	Norfolk Intl (KORF)	Mon 10:00PM EDT
SWA1429	B737	Chicago Midway Intl (KMDW)	Mon 09:30PM EDT
JIA5367	CRJ7	West Virginia Intl Yeager (KCRW)	Mon 09:25PM EDT
JIA5093	CRJ9	Hartsfield-Jackson Intl (KATL)	Mon 09:00PM EDT
JIA5145	CRJ9	Nashville Intl (KBNA)	Mon 08:55PM EDT
RPA5768	E170	LaGuardia (KLGA)	Mon 08:45PM EDT
JIA5605	CRJ9	Tallahassee Intl (KTLH)	Mon 08:40PM EDT
JZA8789	E75L	Toronto Pearson Int'l (CYYZ)	Mon 08:40PM EDT
SWA2379	B737	Kansas City Intl (KMCI)	Mon 08:35PM EDT
SWA2641	B737	Hartsfield-Jackson Intl (KATL)	Mon 08:35PM EDT
JIA5384	CRJ7	Detroit Metro Wayne Co (KDTW)	Mon 08:22PM EDT
JIA5576	CRJ7	Greenville/Spartanburg Intl (KGSP)	Mon 08:20PM EDT
AAL1675	B738	Tampa Intl (KTPA)	Mon 08:24PM EDT
GJS4174	CRJ7	Newark Liberty Intl (KEWR)	Mon 08:10PM EDT

Full List of Cancelled Arrivals at Reagan National (KDCA)

Flight	Aircraft	Origin	Arrival Time
DAL884	B752	Seattle-Tacoma Intl (KSEA)	Tue 12:23PM PDT
JIA5433	CRJ7	Albany Intl (KALB)	Tue 01:52PM EDT
DAL1003	A319	Orlando Intl (KMCO)	Tue 12:45PM EDT
SWA1184	B737	Milwaukee Mitchell Intl (KMKE)	Tue 10:05AM CDT
RPA4766	E75L	Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH)	Tue 09:40AM CDT
JIA5535	CRJ7	Frederick Douglass/Greater Rochester Intl (KROC)	Tue 06:39AM EDT
RPA5692	E75L	Boston Logan Intl (KBOS)	Tue 09:34AM EDT
JIA5146	CRJ7	Savannah/Hilton Head Intl (KSAV)	Tue 09:29AM EDT
JIA5424	CRJ9	Pensacola Intl (KPNS)	Tue 08:28AM CDT
AAL2010	B738	Tampa Intl (KTPA)	Tue 09:25AM EDT
JIA5646	CRJ9	Milwaukee Mitchell Intl (KMKE)	Tue 08:15AM CDT
JIA5123	CRJ9	Nashville Intl (KBNA)	Tue 08:00AM CDT
JIA5603	CRJ9	Columbia Metro (KCAE)	Tue 08:26AM EDT
JIA5444	CRJ7	Detroit Metro Wayne Co (KDTW)	Tue 08:00AM EDT
JIA5028	CRJ9	Hartsfield-Jackson Intl (KATL)	Tue 07:59AM EDT
JIA5029	CRJ7	Gerald R Ford Intl (KGRR)	Tue 07:50AM EDT
JIA5160	CRJ7	Manchester Boston Rgnl (KMHT)	Tue 07:50AM EDT
RPA4620	E75L	Syracuse Hancock Intl (KSYR)	Tue 07:28AM EDT
RPA5770	E170	LaGuardia (KLGA)	Tue 07:22AM EDT
JIA5357	CRJ7	Charleston Intl/AFB (KCHS)	Tue 07:00AM EDT
JIA5154	CRJ9	Cleveland-Hopkins Intl (KCLE)	Tue 06:59AM EDT
SWA3845	B38M	Orlando Intl (KMCO)	Mon 10:45PM EDT
AAL2355	A319	Palm Beach Intl (KPBI)	Mon 10:59PM EDT
JIA5176	CRJ7	Patrick Leahy Burlington Intl (KBTV)	Mon 07:13PM EDT
AAL603	B38M	Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD)	Mon 10:50PM CDT
JIA5609	CRJ7	McGhee Tyson (KTYS)	Mon 06:44PM EDT
AAL3293	B38M	Orlando Intl (KMCO)	Mon 11:45PM EDT
RPA5704	E75L	Boston Logan Intl (KBOS)	Mon 11:44PM EDT
DAL2961	BCS3	Minneapolis/St Paul Intl (KMSP)	Mon 10:35PM CDT
AAL3008	B738	Dallas-Fort Worth Intl (KDFW)	Mon 06:46PM CDT
AAL2362	B38M	Miami Intl (KMIA)	Mon 11:10PM EDT
JZA8788	E170	Toronto Pearson Int'l (CYYZ)	Mon 10:35PM EDT
RPA5751	E170	LaGuardia (KLGA)	Mon 11:05PM EDT
JIA5095	CRJ7	Columbia Metro (KCAE)	Mon 09:14PM EDT
JIA5668	CRJ9	Toronto Pearson Int'l (CYYZ)	Mon 12:39PM EDT
AAL2967	A319	Louis Armstrong New Orleans Intl (KMSY)	Mon 08:09PM CDT
JIA5172	CRJ9	Nashville Intl (KBNA)	Mon 09:51PM CDT
JIA5438	CRJ9	Rhode Island T. F. Green Intl (KPVD)	Mon 09:29PM EDT
DAL2729	A319	Orlando Intl (KMCO)	Mon 10:36PM EDT
JBU2080	A320	Fort Lauderdale Intl (KFLL)	Mon 10:31PM EDT

Source: FlightAware

Which Routes and Carriers Are Worst Hit?

The cancellations cluster most heavily around regional jet operations — CRJ7, CRJ9, E75L, and E170 aircraft operated by Envoy Air (JIA), Republic Airways (RPA), GoJet Airlines (GJS), and Jazz Aviation (JZA). These carriers operate on behalf of American Airlines, Delta, and Air Canada respectively, meaning their disruptions cascade directly into mainline airline networks.

Most-affected destination cities by cancellation volume:

Orlando (KMCO) — multiple Delta and American flights grounded on both Monday and Tuesday
Boston Logan (KBOS) — three Republic Airways cancellations across both days
Toronto Pearson (CYYZ) — three Jazz Aviation cancellations severing the Canada corridor
Tampa (KTPA) — two American Airlines flights cancelled on Tuesday alone
Chicago — both O'Hare (KORD) and Midway (KMDW) routes affected via American and Southwest
LaGuardia (KLGA) — multiple Republic departures and arrivals cancelled
Nashville (KBNA) — two JIA regional cancellations

What This Means for Travelers

If you have a flight through Reagan National Airport (DCA/KDCA) today or are expecting a connection through any of the affected origin airports — particularly Boston, Orlando, Houston, Toronto, Chicago, Detroit, or Miami — take these steps immediately:

Check your flight status now using your airline's app or FlightAware before leaving for the airport
Contact your airline directly to explore rebooking on the next available service — most carriers activate waivers during widespread disruptions that allow free date changes
Know your rights: Under US Department of Transportation rules, if your flight is cancelled, you are entitled to a full refund even on non-refundable tickets — not just a travel credit
Allow extra time: Even flights that are operating may face cascading delays as aircraft and crews are repositioned across the network
Document everything: Keep all receipts for meals, accommodation, or alternative transport incurred due to the cancellation — these may be reimbursable depending on your airline's disruption policy and travel insurance coverage

Key Facts at a Glance

Airport: Reagan National Airport (KDCA), Washington, DC
Total cancellations: 40+ departures and 40+ arrivals confirmed from FlightAware data
Airlines affected: American Airlines (AAL), Delta (DAL), Southwest (SWA), JetBlue (JBU), Jazz Aviation (JZA), Republic Airways (RPA), Envoy Air (JIA), GoJet (GJS)
Aircraft types grounded: B752, B38M, B738, A320, A319, E170, E75L, E75S, CRJ9, CRJ7, BCS3
International routes hit: Toronto Pearson (CYYZ), Montreal-Trudeau (CYUL)
Longest-haul cancellation: DAL884 — Seattle-Tacoma (KSEA) to Reagan National on a Boeing 757

Frequently Asked Questions

Which airlines have the most cancellations at Reagan National Airport today? American Airlines has the highest number of cancelled flights at Reagan National, followed by regional carriers Envoy Air (operating as American Eagle) and Republic Airways, then Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, Jazz Aviation, JetBlue, and GoJet.

Am I entitled to a refund if my flight at Reagan National is cancelled? Yes. Under US Department of Transportation regulations, passengers are entitled to a full cash refund — not a voucher — if their flight is cancelled, regardless of the reason or ticket type. Contact your airline's customer service line or visit their website to initiate the refund process.

Are international flights to Canada affected by the Reagan National cancellations? Yes. Jazz Aviation (JZA) has cancelled multiple flights connecting Reagan National with Toronto Pearson (CYYZ) and Montreal-Trudeau (CYUL). Canadian travelers should contact their airline immediately to explore rebooking options via alternative departure airports such as Dulles (IAD) or Baltimore/Washington (BWI).

What should I do if my connecting flight is affected by the Reagan National disruptions? Contact your airline immediately to rebook. If you booked a connecting itinerary, most airlines will automatically rebook affected passengers — but proactively calling or using the airline's app speeds up the process significantly during high-disruption periods.

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Disclaimer: Flight cancellation data in this article is sourced from FlightAware as of March 17, 2026. Flight status is subject to continuous change. Travelers should verify current flight status directly with their airline or via real-time tracking tools before travelling to the airport. This article does not constitute legal or travel insurance advice.