Flights Birmingham → Washington
BHM → DCA
How long is the flight from Birmingham to Washington?
The flight from Birmingham (BHM) to Washington (DCA) takes about 1h 44m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route from Birmingham to Washington has an on-time performance rate of 81%, with an average delay of 22.9 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route saw a total of 253 flights, connecting passengers to Washington's airport, which opened in 1938 and currently handles approximately 25,453,581 passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Birmingham (BHM) → Washington (DCA) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 636 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 28 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.97%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 30.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Washington the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Birmingham the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Washington: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Birmingham (BHM) to Washington (DCA) heads north-east for about 1,050 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 44m.
Departures from Birmingham on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 64% of BHM-DCA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Birmingham the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Washington it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 636 tracked BHM-DCA flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 28 min and a 6.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about BHM-DCA
The flight from Birmingham (BHM) to Washington (DCA) takes about 1h 44m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Birmingham (BHM) -> Washington (DCA) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 28 minutes, based on 636 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Birmingham-Washington is 5.97% across 636 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
