Flights Providence → Washington
PVD → DCA
Route overview
The flight route from Providence to Washington operates with an average on-time performance of 76%, experiencing a mean delay of 13.4 minutes per flight. Over the past year, there have been 578 flights on this route, utilizing Embraer 175 and Embraer 170 aircraft, serving a destination airport that opened in 1938 and currently handles approximately 25,453,581 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 Providence (PVD) → Washington (DCA) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 764 flights monitored in recent months, 77% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.97%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.7/100 (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 Providence the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Washington: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Providence (PVD) to Washington (DCA) heads south-west for about 573 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 8m.
Departures from Providence on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 38% of PVD-DCA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Providence the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Washington it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 764 tracked PVD-DCA flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 5.0% 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 PVD-DCA
On the Providence (PVD) -> Washington (DCA) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 764 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Providence-Washington is 4.97% across 764 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.
