Flights Washington → Louisville
DCA → SDF
How long is the flight from Washington to Louisville?
The flight from Washington (DCA) to Louisville (SDF) takes 1h 17m 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 Louisville operates with an Embraer 175 aircraft and has a total of 266 flights annually. With a 76% on-time performance rate, the average delay for these flights is approximately 11.7 minutes. The origin airport in Washington opened in 1938 and serves as a gateway to a destination city with an airport that handles over three million passengers per year.
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) → Louisville (SDF) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 638 flights monitored in recent months, 77% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 14 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.17%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Louisville the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Washington the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Louisville: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Washington (DCA) to Louisville (SDF) heads west for about 760 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 17m.
Departures from Washington on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 33% of DCA-SDF flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Washington the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Louisville it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 638 tracked DCA-SDF flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 14 min and a 5.2% 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-SDF
The flight from Washington (DCA) to Louisville (SDF) takes 1h 17m 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) -> Louisville (SDF) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 14 minutes, based on 638 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Washington-Louisville is 5.17% across 638 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.
