Flights Washington → Providence
DCA → PVD
Route overview
This flight route operates between Washington and Providence, with an average on-time performance rate of 68%. Over the past year, it has seen a total of 578 flights, each averaging a delay of 21.3 minutes. The origin airport in Washington opened in 1938, while the destination airport handles approximately 3.17 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) → Providence (PVD) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 764 flights monitored in recent months, 70% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 19 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.89%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 29.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Providence the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Providence: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Washington (DCA) to Providence (PVD) heads north-east for about 573 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 8m.
Departures from Washington on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 51% of DCA-PVD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Providence it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 764 tracked DCA-PVD flights, 70% left on time with an average delay of 19 min and a 5.9% 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-PVD
On the Washington (DCA) -> Providence (PVD) route, on-time performance is 70% with an average delay of 19 minutes, based on 764 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Washington-Providence is 5.89% across 764 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.
