Flights Burlington → Washington
BTV → IAD
Route overview
The flight route from Burlington to Washington operates with an average on-time performance of 84%, experiencing a mean delay of 15.4 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 337 flights using aircraft such as the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q, Embraer RJ145, and Canadair Regional Jet 700, 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 Burlington (BTV) → Washington (IAD) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 398 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.51%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.4/100 (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 Burlington the average ATFM delay is 5.3 minutes.
Heading to Washington: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Burlington (BTV) to Washington (IAD) heads south-west for about 711 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 19m.
Departures from Burlington on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 43% of BTV-IAD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Burlington the average ATFM delay is 5.3 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Washington it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 398 tracked BTV-IAD flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 1.5% 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 BTV-IAD
On the Burlington (BTV) -> Washington (IAD) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 398 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Burlington-Washington is 1.51% across 398 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.
