Flights Huntsville → Washington
HSV → IAD
How long is the flight from Huntsville to Washington?
The flight from Huntsville (HSV) to Washington (IAD) takes 1h 33m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Huntsville to Washington has an on-time performance rate of 88%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 9.5 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees 241 total flights serving a highly trafficked destination airport that accommodates approximately 21,376,896 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 Huntsville (HSV) → Washington (IAD) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 616 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 19 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.46%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.9/100 (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 Huntsville the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Washington: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Huntsville (HSV) to Washington (IAD) heads north-east for about 957 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 33m.
Departures from Huntsville on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 36% of HSV-IAD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Huntsville the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Washington it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 616 tracked HSV-IAD flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 19 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) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about HSV-IAD
The flight from Huntsville (HSV) to Washington (IAD) takes 1h 33m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Huntsville (HSV) -> Washington (IAD) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 19 minutes, based on 616 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Huntsville-Washington is 1.46% across 616 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.
