Flights White Plains → Washington
HPN → DCA
How long is the flight from White Plains to Washington?
The flight from White Plains (HPN) to Washington (DCA) takes 47 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from White Plains to Washington has a punctuality rate of 69%, with an average delay of 30.9 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route saw 337 flights, connecting passengers to Washington's historic airport, which opened in 1938 and currently handles over 25 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 White Plains (HPN) → Washington (DCA) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 810 flights monitored in recent months, 69% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 31 minutes. The cancellation rate is 7.90%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 31.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Washington the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from White Plains the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Washington: what to expect in this direction
Flying from White Plains (HPN) to Washington (DCA) heads south-west for about 376 km, a flight time of roughly 47m.
Departures from White Plains on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 50% of HPN-DCA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing White Plains the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Washington it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 810 tracked HPN-DCA flights, 69% left on time with an average delay of 31 min and a 7.9% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about HPN-DCA
The flight from White Plains (HPN) to Washington (DCA) takes 47 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the White Plains (HPN) -> Washington (DCA) route, on-time performance is 69% with an average delay of 31 minutes, based on 810 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on White Plains-Washington is 7.90% across 810 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.
