Flights Washington → Boston
DCA → BOS
How long is the flight from Washington to Boston?
The flight from Washington (DCA) to Boston (BOS) takes 1h 6m on average. That is the median time recorded across 5 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
This flight route operates from Washington to Boston, with an average on-time performance rate of 72%. Over the past year, there have been 2322 flights along this route, experiencing a mean delay of 19.4 minutes. The aircraft used include Airbus A319, Embraer 190, and Airbus A320 models. The origin airport in Washington has been operational since 1938, while the destination airport in Boston handles over 36 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 Washington (DCA) → Boston (BOS) route is operated by American Airlines, JetBlue Airways. Across 5565 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 20 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.56%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 32/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Boston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Washington the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Boston: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Washington (DCA) to Boston (BOS) heads north-east for about 641 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 6m.
Departures from Washington on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 38% of DCA-BOS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Washington the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Boston it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 5,565 tracked DCA-BOS flights, 73% left on time with an average delay of 20 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) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 79% | 7 min | 0.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about DCA-BOS
The flight from Washington (DCA) to Boston (BOS) takes 1h 6m on average. That is the median time recorded across 5 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Washington (DCA) -> Boston (BOS) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 20 minutes, based on 5565 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Washington-Boston is 4.56% across 5565 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.
