Flights Washington → Birmingham
DCA → BHM
Route overview
The flight route from Washington to Birmingham has a 62% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of 27.9 minutes when flights are not on time. Over the past year, this route has seen 254 total flights departing from Washington's historic airport, which opened in 1938, heading towards Birmingham, a city that welcomes over 2.6 million passengers annually at its airport.
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 Washington (DCA) → Birmingham (BHM) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 335 flights monitored in recent months, 65% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 27 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.07%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 31.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Birmingham the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Birmingham: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Washington (DCA) to Birmingham (BHM) heads south-west for about 1,050 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 44m.
Departures from Washington on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 34% of DCA-BHM flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Birmingham it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 335 tracked DCA-BHM flights, 65% left on time with an average delay of 27 min and a 5.1% 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 DCA-BHM
On the Washington (DCA) -> Birmingham (BHM) route, on-time performance is 65% with an average delay of 27 minutes, based on 335 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Washington-Birmingham is 5.07% across 335 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.
