Flights Pittsburgh → Washington
PIT → DCA
Route overview
This flight route operates between Pittsburgh and Washington, utilizing Embraer 170 and 175 aircraft. With a punctuality rate of 77%, the flights experience an average delay of 19.6 minutes, based on a total of 340 flights recorded.
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 Pittsburgh (PIT) → Washington (DCA) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 475 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.79%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26.1/100 (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 Pittsburgh the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Washington: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Pittsburgh (PIT) to Washington (DCA) heads south-east for about 329 km, a flight time of roughly 50m.
Departures from Pittsburgh on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 40% of PIT-DCA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Pittsburgh the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Washington it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 475 tracked PIT-DCA flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 3.8% 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 PIT-DCA
On the Pittsburgh (PIT) -> Washington (DCA) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 475 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Pittsburgh-Washington is 3.79% across 475 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.
