Flights Washington → State College Pennsylvania
IAD → SCE
Route overview
The flight route from Washington to State College, Pennsylvania, operates with a high on-time performance rate of 90%, with an average delay of just 6.7 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 292 flights using De Havilland Canada DHC-8-200 Dash 8 aircraft, serving an airport that handles around 387,068 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) → State College Pennsylvania (SCE) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 292 flights monitored in recent months, 90% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 7 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.71%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 11.1/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At State College Pennsylvania the average ATFM delay is 4.0 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to State College Pennsylvania: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Washington (IAD) to State College Pennsylvania (SCE) heads north for about 214 km, a flight time of roughly 41m.
Departures from Washington on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 30% of IAD-SCE flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into State College Pennsylvania it is 4.0 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 292 tracked IAD-SCE flights, 90% left on time with an average delay of 7 min and a 1.7% 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-SCE
On the Washington (IAD) -> State College Pennsylvania (SCE) route, on-time performance is 90% with an average delay of 7 minutes, based on 292 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Washington-State College Pennsylvania is 1.71% across 292 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.
