Flights Washington → Portland
DCA → PWM
Route overview
This flight route operates between Washington and Portland, using Embraer 175 and Embraer 170 aircraft. With a punctuality rate of 67%, the flights experience an average delay of 21.3 minutes, based on a total of 255 recorded flights. The destination airport serves over two 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) → Portland (PWM) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 365 flights monitored in recent months, 70% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 21 minutes. The cancellation rate is 6.30%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 31.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Portland the average ATFM delay is 3.0 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Portland: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Washington (DCA) to Portland (PWM) heads north-east for about 774 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 23m.
Departures from Washington on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 48% of DCA-PWM flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Portland it is 3.0 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 365 tracked DCA-PWM flights, 70% left on time with an average delay of 21 min and a 6.3% 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-PWM
On the Washington (DCA) -> Portland (PWM) route, on-time performance is 70% with an average delay of 21 minutes, based on 365 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Washington-Portland is 6.30% across 365 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.
