Flights Washington → Huntsville
DCA → HSV
How long is the flight from Washington to Huntsville?
The flight from Washington (DCA) to Huntsville (HSV) takes 1h 30m 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
The flight route from Washington to Huntsville operates with an Embraer 170 aircraft and has a 70% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of 26.1 minutes when flights are not on time. Over the past year, this route has seen 331 total flights departing from Washington's historic airport, which opened in 1938, heading towards Huntsville, where the destination airport serves over one million 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) → Huntsville (HSV) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 807 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 21 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.70%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.7/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Huntsville the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Washington the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Huntsville: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Washington (DCA) to Huntsville (HSV) heads south-west for about 985 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 30m.
Departures from Washington on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 43% of DCA-HSV flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Washington the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Huntsville it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 807 tracked DCA-HSV flights, 73% left on time with an average delay of 21 min and a 5.7% 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-HSV
The flight from Washington (DCA) to Huntsville (HSV) takes 1h 30m 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) -> Huntsville (HSV) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 21 minutes, based on 807 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Washington-Huntsville is 5.70% across 807 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.
