Flights Washington → Sarasota
DCA → SRQ
Route overview
This flight route connects Washington to Sarasota, with an average on-time performance of 77%, and flights typically experience a mean delay of 12.3 minutes. Over the years since its origin airport opened in 1938, the route has seen 167 total flights, serving a destination that handles nearly 3.85 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) → Sarasota (SRQ) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 199 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.52%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 15.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Sarasota the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Sarasota: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Washington (DCA) to Sarasota (SRQ) heads south-west for about 1,373 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 8m.
Departures from Washington on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 60% of DCA-SRQ flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Sarasota it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 199 tracked DCA-SRQ flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 3.5% 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-SRQ
On the Washington (DCA) -> Sarasota (SRQ) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 199 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Washington-Sarasota is 3.52% across 199 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.
