Flights Savannah → Washington
SAV → DCA
Route overview
The flight route from Savannah to Washington has a relatively high on-time performance rate of 79%, with an average delay of 21 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 Savannah (SAV) → Washington (DCA) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 327 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.59%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.4/100 (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 Savannah the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Washington: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Savannah (SAV) to Washington (DCA) heads north-east for about 837 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 28m.
Departures from Savannah on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 63% of SAV-DCA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Savannah the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Washington it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 327 tracked SAV-DCA flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 4.6% 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 SAV-DCA
On the Savannah (SAV) -> Washington (DCA) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 327 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Savannah-Washington is 4.59% across 327 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.
