Flights Huntsville → Washington
HSV → DCA
Route overview
The flight route from Huntsville to Washington operates with an Embraer 170 aircraft and has a 70% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of 33.2 minutes when flights are not on time. The destination airport, which opened in 1938, serves 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 Huntsville (HSV) → Washington (DCA) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 456 flights monitored in recent months, 71% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 31 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.61%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.5/100 (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 Huntsville the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Washington: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Huntsville (HSV) to Washington (DCA) heads north-east for about 985 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 39m.
Departures from Huntsville on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 48% of HSV-DCA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Huntsville the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Washington it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 456 tracked HSV-DCA flights, 71% left on time with an average delay of 31 min and a 4.6% 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 HSV-DCA
On the Huntsville (HSV) -> Washington (DCA) route, on-time performance is 71% with an average delay of 31 minutes, based on 456 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Huntsville-Washington is 4.61% across 456 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.
