Flights Washington → Savannah
DCA → SAV
Route overview
This flight route connects Washington to Savannah, with an average delay of 26.5 minutes and a 70% on-time performance rate based on 265 total flights recorded. The origin airport in Washington has been operational since 1938, while the destination airport serves over three 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) → Savannah (SAV) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 327 flights monitored in recent months, 72% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 24 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.98%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Savannah the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Savannah: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Washington (DCA) to Savannah (SAV) heads south-west for about 837 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 28m.
Departures from Washington on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 36% of DCA-SAV flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Savannah it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 327 tracked DCA-SAV flights, 72% left on time with an average delay of 24 min and a 4.0% 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-SAV
On the Washington (DCA) -> Savannah (SAV) route, on-time performance is 72% with an average delay of 24 minutes, based on 327 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Washington-Savannah is 3.98% across 327 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.
