Flights Rochester → Washington
ROC → DCA
Route overview
The flight route from Rochester to Washington operates with an Embraer 170 aircraft and has a total of 255 flights, with 71% of them arriving on time. Despite the relatively high punctuality rate, the average delay for this route is approximately 30.6 minutes. The destination airport, which opened in 1938, serves 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 Rochester (ROC) → Washington (DCA) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 341 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 27 minutes. The cancellation rate is 6.74%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.8/100 (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 Rochester the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Washington: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Rochester (ROC) to Washington (DCA) heads south for about 477 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 1m.
Departures from Rochester on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 35% of ROC-DCA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Rochester the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Washington it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 341 tracked ROC-DCA flights, 73% left on time with an average delay of 27 min and a 6.7% 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 ROC-DCA
On the Rochester (ROC) -> Washington (DCA) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 27 minutes, based on 341 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Rochester-Washington is 6.74% across 341 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.
