Flights Washington → Charleston
DCA → CHS
Route overview
This flight route connects Washington to Charleston, operating with an average on-time performance of 69%. Over the past year, it has seen a total of 433 flights, each typically using Embraer 170 or 175 aircraft. The origin airport in Washington opened in 1938, while the destination airport in Charleston, which handles over five million passengers annually, was inaugurated in 1941.
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) → Charleston (CHS) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 570 flights monitored in recent months, 70% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 23 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.51%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 29.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Charleston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Charleston: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Washington (DCA) to Charleston (CHS) heads south-west for about 715 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 19m.
Departures from Washington on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 39% of DCA-CHS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Charleston it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 570 tracked DCA-CHS flights, 70% left on time with an average delay of 23 min and a 3.5% 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-CHS
On the Washington (DCA) -> Charleston (CHS) route, on-time performance is 70% with an average delay of 23 minutes, based on 570 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Washington-Charleston is 3.51% across 570 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.
