DCA → ROCWashington to Rochester

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Direct flights from Washington (DCA) to Rochester (ROC): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 15 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 477 km, an estimated 1 hour 7 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Washington and Rochester. Updated 18 October 2026 at 15:23 UTC.

Today, DCA → ROC

Sun 18 Oct · local times
  1. 09:05 AA5144American Airlines Left 09:14 +9 Landed 10:17 −20
  2. · AA5344American Airlines On schedule ROC 23:42scheduled

Checked DCA board 10:18 · ROC board 11:23

DCA Washington smooth · +8
ROC Rochester smooth · +0
477 km · ~1h 07m est.
dep bank 09:05–22:157x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
94 / 100

route health from live DCA and ROC delay boards

Median arrival delay is +15 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+15 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~1h 07mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
American Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
American AirlinesAA

Flights AA5144 09:05 daily · AA5457 15:05 daily · AA5344 22:15 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-18AA5144dep +9 → arr−20
10-17AA5144dep +48 → arr+15
10-17AA5344dep +9 → arr−31
10-17AA5457departed+35

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
DCAWashington +8 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · ENE 9 kt Full DCA delay board →
ROCRochester +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · SW 9 kt Full ROC delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at DCA and ROC: 42% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +8 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Washington to Rochester route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DCA to ROC flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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How we measure this →

DCA to ROC questions

Is DCA–ROC running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at DCA is the weaker end, route health score 94/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on DCA–ROC?

Operators schedule morning departures around 09:05 and evening departures around 22:15 from DCA. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the ROC delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from DCA to ROC?

Great-circle distance is 477 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 64–71 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DCA–ROC fly?

American Airlines runs the route with about 21 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.