Flights Lansing → Washington
LAN → DCA
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 Lansing (LAN) → Washington (DCA) route is operated by Sun Country Airlines. Across 75 flights monitored in recent months, 64% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 44 minutes. The cancellation rate is 8.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 11/100 (low), 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 Lansing the average ATFM delay is 3.2 minutes.
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Frequently asked questions about LAN-DCA
On the Lansing (LAN) -> Washington (DCA) route, on-time performance is 64% with an average delay of 44 minutes, based on 75 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Lansing-Washington is 8.00% across 75 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Sun Country 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.
