Flights Providence → Washington
PVD → IAD
Route overview
The flight route from Providence to Washington operates with a high on-time performance rate of 86%, although flights experience an average delay of 17.3 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 249 flights using various aircraft models such as the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q, Canadair Regional Jet 700, and De Havilland Canada DHC-8-200 Dash 8/8Q, serving a destination airport that handles nearly 21.4 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 Providence (PVD) → Washington (IAD) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 307 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 26 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.95%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.1/100 (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 Providence the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Washington: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Providence (PVD) to Washington (IAD) heads south-west for about 597 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 10m.
Departures from Providence on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 54% of PVD-IAD 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 307 tracked PVD-IAD flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 26 min and a 1.9% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about PVD-IAD
On the Providence (PVD) -> Washington (IAD) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 26 minutes, based on 307 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Providence-Washington is 1.95% across 307 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United 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.
