Flights Austin → Washington
AUS → IAD
Route overview
The flight route from Austin to Washington operates with a high on-time performance rate of 90%, with an average delay of just 9.2 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 258 flights using either Canadair Regional Jet 700 or Embraer 170 aircraft, serving a destination airport that handles nearly 21.4 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 Austin (AUS) → Washington (IAD) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 365 flights monitored in recent months, 88% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.37%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Austin the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Washington: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Austin (AUS) to Washington (IAD) heads north-east for about 2,084 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 1m.
Departures from Austin on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 62% of AUS-IAD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Austin the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Washington it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 365 tracked AUS-IAD flights, 88% left on time with an average delay of 9 min and a 1.4% 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 AUS-IAD
On the Austin (AUS) -> Washington (IAD) route, on-time performance is 88% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 365 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Austin-Washington is 1.37% across 365 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.
