Flights Washington → Rochester
IAD → ROC
Route overview
The flight route from Washington to Rochester operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving an on-time performance rate of 89%. Over the past year, there have been 300 flights using De Havilland Canada DHC-8-200 Dash 8 aircraft, with an average delay time of 8.1 minutes per flight.
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) → Rochester (ROC) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 358 flights monitored in recent months, 88% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 8 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.84%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Rochester the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Rochester: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Washington (IAD) to Rochester (ROC) heads north for about 465 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 0m.
Departures from Washington on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 32% of IAD-ROC flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Rochester it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 358 tracked IAD-ROC flights, 88% left on time with an average delay of 8 min and a 0.8% 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-ROC
On the Washington (IAD) -> Rochester (ROC) route, on-time performance is 88% with an average delay of 8 minutes, based on 358 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Washington-Rochester is 0.84% across 358 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.
