Flights Washington → Charleston
DCA → CRW
Route overview
This flight route operates between Washington and Charleston, using the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-300 Dash 8 aircraft. With a total of 89 flights recorded, it has an on-time performance rate of 56%, with an average delay duration of 43.5 minutes.
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 (CRW) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 113 flights monitored in recent months, 59% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 42 minutes. The cancellation rate is 11.50%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Charleston the average ATFM delay is 3.8 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). 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 (CRW) heads west for about 399 km, a flight time of roughly 55m.
Departures from Washington on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 79% of DCA-CRW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Charleston it is 3.8 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 113 tracked DCA-CRW flights, 59% left on time with an average delay of 42 min and a 11.5% 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-CRW
On the Washington (DCA) -> Charleston (CRW) route, on-time performance is 59% with an average delay of 42 minutes, based on 113 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Washington-Charleston is 11.50% across 113 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.
