Flights Bush Field → Washington
AGS → DCA
How long is the flight from Bush Field to Washington?
The flight from Bush Field (AGS) to Washington (DCA) takes 1h 17m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Bush Field to Washington has an on-time performance rate of 83%, with an average delay of 23.8 minutes per flight. Over the past year, there have been a total of 103 flights on this route, serving the highly trafficked destination airport which opened in 1938 and currently handles over 25 million 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 Bush Field (AGS) → Washington (DCA) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 220 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 7.27%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.2/100 (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 Bush Field the average ATFM delay is 1.6 minutes.
Heading to Washington: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Bush Field (AGS) to Washington (DCA) heads north-east for about 753 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 17m.
Departures from Bush Field on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 88% of AGS-DCA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Bush Field the average ATFM delay is 1.6 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Washington it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 220 tracked AGS-DCA flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 7.3% 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 AGS-DCA
The flight from Bush Field (AGS) to Washington (DCA) takes 1h 17m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Bush Field (AGS) -> Washington (DCA) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 220 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Bush Field-Washington is 7.27% across 220 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.
