Flights Washington → Phoenix
DCA → PHX
Route overview
The flight route from Washington to Phoenix has an on-time performance rate of 83%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 17.7 minutes. Over the past year, this route has seen 267 total flights operated by various aircraft including Airbus A320 and Boeing 757 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) → Phoenix (PHX) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 360 flights monitored in recent months, 85% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 14 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.56%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Phoenix: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Washington (DCA) to Phoenix (PHX) heads west for about 3,177 km, a flight time of roughly 4h 23m.
Departures from Washington on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 33% of DCA-PHX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Phoenix it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 360 tracked DCA-PHX flights, 85% left on time with an average delay of 14 min and a 0.6% 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-PHX
On the Washington (DCA) -> Phoenix (PHX) route, on-time performance is 85% with an average delay of 14 minutes, based on 360 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Washington-Phoenix is 0.56% across 360 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.
