Flights Washington → Lexington KY
DCA → LEX
Route overview
The flight route from Washington to Lexington, Kentucky, has a 73% on-time performance rate with an average delay of 27.6 minutes per flight. Over the past year, there have been 77 flights on this route, connecting passengers from Washington's historic airport, which opened in 1938, to the bustling destination of Lexington, serving over 1.3 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) → Lexington KY (LEX) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 100 flights monitored in recent months, 76% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 24 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 30.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Lexington KY the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Lexington KY: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Washington (DCA) to Lexington KY (LEX) heads west for about 665 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 15m.
Departures from Washington on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 100% of DCA-LEX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Lexington KY it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 100 tracked DCA-LEX flights, 76% left on time with an average delay of 24 min and a 3.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
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Frequently asked questions about DCA-LEX
On the Washington (DCA) -> Lexington KY (LEX) route, on-time performance is 76% with an average delay of 24 minutes, based on 100 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Washington-Lexington KY is 3.00% across 100 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Delta Air Lines.
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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.
