Flights Washington → Chattanooga
DCA → CHA
How long is the flight from Washington to Chattanooga?
The flight from Washington (DCA) to Chattanooga (CHA) takes 1h 23m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
This flight route connects Washington to Chattanooga, with an average delay of 46.5 minutes and only 61% of flights arriving on time. Over the past year, there have been a total of 77 flights on this route, originating from an airport that has been in operation since 1938, while the destination city's airport serves approximately 836,986 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) → Chattanooga (CHA) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 189 flights monitored in recent months, 63% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 37 minutes. The cancellation rate is 8.47%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Chattanooga the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Washington the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Chattanooga: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Washington (DCA) to Chattanooga (CHA) heads south-west for about 840 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 23m.
Departures from Washington on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 92% of DCA-CHA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Washington the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Chattanooga it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 189 tracked DCA-CHA flights, 63% left on time with an average delay of 37 min and a 8.5% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about DCA-CHA
The flight from Washington (DCA) to Chattanooga (CHA) takes 1h 23m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Washington (DCA) -> Chattanooga (CHA) route, on-time performance is 63% with an average delay of 37 minutes, based on 189 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Washington-Chattanooga is 8.47% across 189 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.
