Flights Harrisburg → Washington
MDT → IAD
Route overview
The flight route from Harrisburg to Washington operates with an aircraft type of Embraer RJ145 and has a high on-time performance rate of 89%, with an average delay of only 6.7 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 262 flights departing from Harrisburg International Airport, which was opened in 1918, heading towards Washington Dulles International Airport, one of the busiest airports in the United States with over 21 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 Harrisburg (MDT) → Washington (IAD) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 262 flights monitored in recent months, 89% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 7 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.38%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.6/100 (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 Harrisburg the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Washington: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Harrisburg (MDT) to Washington (IAD) heads south-west for about 151 km, a flight time of roughly 37m.
Departures from Harrisburg on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 66% of MDT-IAD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Harrisburg the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Washington it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 262 tracked MDT-IAD flights, 89% left on time with an average delay of 7 min and a 0.4% 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 MDT-IAD
On the Harrisburg (MDT) -> Washington (IAD) route, on-time performance is 89% with an average delay of 7 minutes, based on 262 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Harrisburg-Washington is 0.38% across 262 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.
