Flights Washington → Manchester NH
DCA → MHT
Route overview
This flight route operates between Washington and Manchester, New Hampshire, with an average on-time performance rate of 65%. Over the past year, there have been a total of 263 flights on this route, experiencing an average delay of 22.4 minutes per flight. The aircraft used are primarily Embraer 175 and Embraer 170 models.
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) → Manchester NH (MHT) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 349 flights monitored in recent months, 66% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 23 minutes. The cancellation rate is 7.45%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 33.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Manchester NH the average ATFM delay is 2.8 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Manchester NH: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Washington (DCA) to Manchester NH (MHT) heads north-east for about 654 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 14m.
Departures from Washington on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 49% of DCA-MHT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Manchester NH it is 2.8 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 349 tracked DCA-MHT flights, 66% left on time with an average delay of 23 min and a 7.5% 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-MHT
On the Washington (DCA) -> Manchester NH (MHT) route, on-time performance is 66% with an average delay of 23 minutes, based on 349 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Washington-Manchester NH is 7.45% across 349 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.
