Flights Washington → Burlington
DCA → BTV
Route overview
The flight route from Washington to Burlington has a 68% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of 23 minutes. Over the past year, there have been 259 flights on this route, connecting passengers from Washington's historic airport, which opened in 1938, to the bustling destination city of Burlington, where over one million passengers pass through 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) → Burlington (BTV) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 366 flights monitored in recent months, 71% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 21 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.37%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Burlington the average ATFM delay is 5.3 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Burlington: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Washington (DCA) to Burlington (BTV) heads north-east for about 703 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 18m.
Departures from Washington on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 69% of DCA-BTV flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Burlington it is 5.3 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 366 tracked DCA-BTV flights, 71% left on time with an average delay of 21 min and a 4.4% 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-BTV
On the Washington (DCA) -> Burlington (BTV) route, on-time performance is 71% with an average delay of 21 minutes, based on 366 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Washington-Burlington is 4.37% across 366 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.
