Flights Washington → Raleigh-durham
DCA → RDU
Route overview
The flight route from Washington to Raleigh-Durham, operating with Embraer RJ140 aircraft, has a punctuality rate of 70%, with an average delay of 19 minutes. Over the past year, this route has seen 759 flights, connecting travelers between two major cities, with the origin airport in Washington having been established since 1938 and the destination airport serving nearly 14.5 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) → Raleigh-durham (RDU) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 985 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 17 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.65%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 30.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Raleigh-durham the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Raleigh-durham: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Washington (DCA) to Raleigh-durham (RDU) heads south-west for about 365 km, a flight time of roughly 53m.
Departures from Washington on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 34% of DCA-RDU flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Raleigh-durham it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 985 tracked DCA-RDU flights, 73% left on time with an average delay of 17 min and a 3.6% 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-RDU
On the Washington (DCA) -> Raleigh-durham (RDU) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 17 minutes, based on 985 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Washington-Raleigh-durham is 3.65% across 985 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.
