Flights Tampa → Washington
TPA → DCA
Route overview
The flight route from Tampa to Washington operates with an average on-time performance of 75%, experiencing a mean delay of 15.4 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen 593 flights using Airbus A319 and A320 aircraft, serving the highly trafficked destination airport that opened in 1938 and currently handles 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 Tampa (TPA) → Washington (DCA) route is operated by American Airlines, JetBlue Airways. Across 785 flights monitored in recent months, 76% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.91%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.7/100 (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 Tampa the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Washington: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Tampa (TPA) to Washington (DCA) heads north for about 1,312 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 4m.
Departures from Tampa on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 41% of TPA-DCA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Tampa the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Washington it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 785 tracked TPA-DCA flights, 76% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 1.9% 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% |
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 72% | 14 min | 1.7% |
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Frequently asked questions about TPA-DCA
On the Tampa (TPA) -> Washington (DCA) route, on-time performance is 76% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 785 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Tampa-Washington is 1.91% across 785 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, 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.
