Flights Rochester → Washington
ROC → IAD
Route overview
The flight route from Rochester to Washington has a high on-time performance rate of 91%, with an average delay of just 5.7 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen approximately 300 flights operated by various aircraft models including Embraer RJ145, De Havilland Canada DHC-8-200 Dash 8/8Q, and Canadair Regional Jet 700, 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 Rochester (ROC) → Washington (IAD) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 358 flights monitored in recent months, 91% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 5 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.12%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26.7/100 (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 Rochester the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Washington: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Rochester (ROC) to Washington (IAD) heads south for about 465 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 0m.
Departures from Rochester on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 63% of ROC-IAD 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 358 tracked ROC-IAD flights, 91% left on time with an average delay of 5 min and a 1.1% 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 ROC-IAD
On the Rochester (ROC) -> Washington (IAD) route, on-time performance is 91% with an average delay of 5 minutes, based on 358 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Rochester-Washington is 1.12% across 358 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.
