Flights Tampa → Washington
TPA → DCA
How long is the flight from Tampa to Washington?
The flight from Tampa (TPA) to Washington (DCA) takes about 2h 4m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
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 1343 flights monitored in recent months, 74% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 19 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.16%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Washington the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Tampa the average ATFM delay is 5.5 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 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Washington it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,343 tracked TPA-DCA flights, 74% left on time with an average delay of 19 min and a 2.2% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 79% | 7 min | 0.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about TPA-DCA
The flight from Tampa (TPA) to Washington (DCA) takes about 2h 4m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Tampa (TPA) -> Washington (DCA) route, on-time performance is 74% with an average delay of 19 minutes, based on 1343 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Tampa-Washington is 2.16% across 1343 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.
