Flights Hilton Head Island → Washington
HHH → DCA
How long is the flight from Hilton Head Island to Washington?
The flight from Hilton Head Island (HHH) to Washington (DCA) takes about 1h 26m. 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
This flight route operates from Hilton Head Island to Washington, using the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-300 Dash 8 aircraft. With a mean delay of 10.8 minutes and an on-time performance rate of 73%, it serves one of the busiest airports in the United States, 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 Hilton Head Island (HHH) → Washington (DCA) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 185 flights monitored in recent months, 77% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.24%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 12.9/100 (low), 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 Hilton Head Island the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Washington: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Hilton Head Island (HHH) to Washington (DCA) heads north-east for about 808 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 26m.
Departures from Hilton Head Island on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 62% of HHH-DCA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Hilton Head Island the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Washington it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 185 tracked HHH-DCA flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 3.2% 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 HHH-DCA
The flight from Hilton Head Island (HHH) to Washington (DCA) takes about 1h 26m. 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 Hilton Head Island (HHH) -> Washington (DCA) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 185 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Hilton Head Island-Washington is 3.24% across 185 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.
