Flights Washington → Hilton Head Island
DCA → HHH
Route overview
This flight route operates between Washington and Hilton Head Island, utilizing the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-300 Dash 8 aircraft. With a total of 81 flights recorded, it maintains an on-time performance rate of 78%, with an average delay time of 10.3 minutes. The destination airport sees approximately 221,216 passengers annually and has been in operation since 1938.
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) → Hilton Head Island (HHH) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 81 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.47%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 13.2/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Hilton Head Island the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Hilton Head Island: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Washington (DCA) to Hilton Head Island (HHH) heads south-west for about 808 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 26m.
Departures from Washington on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 100% of DCA-HHH flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Hilton Head Island it is 2.0 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 81 tracked DCA-HHH flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 2.5% 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-HHH
On the Washington (DCA) -> Hilton Head Island (HHH) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 81 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Washington-Hilton Head Island is 2.47% across 81 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.
