Flights Washington → Providence
IAD → PVD
Route overview
The flight route from Washington to Providence features an 85% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of 18.5 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, approximately 249 flights use aircraft such as the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q, Canadair Regional Jet 700, and De Havilland Canada DHC-8-200 Dash 8/8Q to serve the destination airport which handles nearly 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 (IAD) → Providence (PVD) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 307 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 24 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.28%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.7/100 (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 (IAD) to Providence (PVD) heads north-east for about 597 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 10m.
Departures from Washington on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 38% of IAD-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 307 tracked IAD-PVD flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 24 min and a 2.3% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about IAD-PVD
On the Washington (IAD) -> Providence (PVD) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 24 minutes, based on 307 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Washington-Providence is 2.28% across 307 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United 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.
