Flights Washington → Bush Field
DCA → AGS
Route overview
This flight route connects Washington to Bush Field with a moderate on-time performance rate of 57%, and flights typically experience an average delay of 28 minutes. Over the past year, there have been 103 total flights on this route, originating from an airport established in 1938, while the destination airport serves approximately 660,990 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) → Bush Field (AGS) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 127 flights monitored in recent months, 57% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 28 minutes. The cancellation rate is 7.09%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 29.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Bush Field the average ATFM delay is 1.6 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Bush Field: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Washington (DCA) to Bush Field (AGS) heads south-west for about 753 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 22m.
Departures from Washington on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 83% of DCA-AGS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Bush Field it is 1.6 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 127 tracked DCA-AGS flights, 57% left on time with an average delay of 28 min and a 7.1% 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-AGS
On the Washington (DCA) -> Bush Field (AGS) route, on-time performance is 57% with an average delay of 28 minutes, based on 127 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Washington-Bush Field is 7.09% across 127 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.
