Flights Toronto → Washington
YYZ → DCA
Route overview
The flight route connects Toronto to Washington, operating with an Embraer 175 aircraft. The destination airport in Washington opened in 1938 and currently handles over twenty-five 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.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The Toronto (YYZ) → Washington (DCA) route is operated by American Airlines, Air Canada. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 16.2/100 (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 Toronto the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Washington: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Toronto (YYZ) to Washington (DCA) heads south-east for about 578 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 9m.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Toronto the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Washington it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
Airlines operating YYZ-DCA
Airports
Frequently asked questions about YYZ-DCA
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The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, Air Canada.
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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.
