Flights Manchester NH → Washington
MHT → DCA
Route overview
The flight route from Manchester, New Hampshire to Washington operates with a 76% on-time performance rate and an average delay of 23.3 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen 263 total flights, connecting travelers between two historically significant airports: Manchester-Boston Regional Airport, which opened in 1943, and Washington Dulles International Airport, established in 1938, serving 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 Manchester NH (MHT) → Washington (DCA) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 349 flights monitored in recent months, 76% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 23 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.30%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.6/100 (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 Manchester NH the average ATFM delay is 2.8 minutes.
Heading to Washington: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Manchester NH (MHT) to Washington (DCA) heads south-west for about 654 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 14m.
Departures from Manchester NH on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 34% of MHT-DCA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Manchester NH the average ATFM delay is 2.8 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Washington it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 349 tracked MHT-DCA flights, 76% left on time with an average delay of 23 min and a 4.3% 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 MHT-DCA
On the Manchester NH (MHT) -> Washington (DCA) route, on-time performance is 76% with an average delay of 23 minutes, based on 349 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Manchester NH-Washington is 4.30% across 349 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.
