Flights Wilmington → Washington
ILM → DCA
How long is the flight from Wilmington to Washington?
The flight from Wilmington (ILM) to Washington (DCA) takes 56 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Wilmington to Washington has a punctuality rate of 69%, with an average delay time of 21.1 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route saw a total of 176 flights, connecting passengers to Washington's historic Reagan National 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 Wilmington (ILM) → Washington (DCA) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 511 flights monitored in recent months, 67% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 28 minutes. The cancellation rate is 7.05%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.3/100 (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 Wilmington the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Washington: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Wilmington (ILM) to Washington (DCA) heads north for about 515 km, a flight time of roughly 56m.
Departures from Wilmington on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 43% of ILM-DCA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Wilmington the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Washington it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 511 tracked ILM-DCA flights, 67% left on time with an average delay of 28 min and a 7.0% 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 ILM-DCA
The flight from Wilmington (ILM) to Washington (DCA) takes 56 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Wilmington (ILM) -> Washington (DCA) route, on-time performance is 67% with an average delay of 28 minutes, based on 511 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Wilmington-Washington is 7.05% across 511 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.
