Flights San Juan → Washington
SJU → DCA
Route overview
This flight route operates from San Juan to Washington, using Airbus A320 aircraft. With a total of 89 flights and an on-time performance rate of 74%, the average delay is approximately 26 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 San Juan (SJU) → Washington (DCA) route is operated by JetBlue Airways. Across 120 flights monitored in recent months, 70% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 29 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.83%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 15.9/100 (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 San Juan the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Washington: what to expect in this direction
Flying from San Juan (SJU) to Washington (DCA) heads north-west for about 2,507 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 33m.
Departures from San Juan on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 100% of SJU-DCA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing San Juan the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Washington it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 120 tracked SJU-DCA flights, 70% left on time with an average delay of 29 min and a 0.8% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 72% | 14 min | 1.7% |
Airlines operating SJU-DCA
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Frequently asked questions about SJU-DCA
On the San Juan (SJU) -> Washington (DCA) route, on-time performance is 70% with an average delay of 29 minutes, based on 120 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on San Juan-Washington is 0.83% across 120 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: JetBlue Airways.
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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.
