Flights Washington → Myrtle Beach
DCA → MYR
Route overview
This flight route connects Washington to Myrtle Beach, with an average delay of 11.1 minutes per flight and a 76% on-time performance rate based on 179 total flights recorded. The origin airport in Washington has been operational since 1938, while the destination airport sees approximately 3,837,052 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) → Myrtle Beach (MYR) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 210 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.24%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.7/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Myrtle Beach the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Myrtle Beach: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Washington (DCA) to Myrtle Beach (MYR) heads south for about 600 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 10m.
Departures from Washington on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 53% of DCA-MYR flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Myrtle Beach it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 210 tracked DCA-MYR flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 10 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) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about DCA-MYR
On the Washington (DCA) -> Myrtle Beach (MYR) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 210 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Washington-Myrtle Beach is 5.24% across 210 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.
