Flights Greensboro → Washington
GSO → DCA
Route overview
The flight route from Greensboro to Washington has a 77% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of 14.4 minutes when flights are not on time. The destination airport, which opened in 1938, serves approximately 25,453,581 passengers annually, highlighting its significant role in air traffic for the region.
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 Greensboro (GSO) → Washington (DCA) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 264 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.68%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Greensboro the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Washington: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Greensboro (GSO) to Washington (DCA) heads north-east for about 399 km, a flight time of roughly 55m.
Departures from Greensboro on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 49% of GSO-DCA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Greensboro the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Washington it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 264 tracked GSO-DCA flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 5.7% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about GSO-DCA
On the Greensboro (GSO) -> Washington (DCA) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 264 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Greensboro-Washington is 5.68% across 264 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.
