Flights Miami → Washington
MIA → IAD
Route overview
The flight route from Miami to Washington has an on-time performance rate of 80%, with an average delay of 12.9 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 192 flights operated by Boeing 737-800 and Airbus A319 aircraft, serving a destination airport that handles 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 Miami (MIA) → Washington (IAD) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines. Across 254 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.36%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.4/100 (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 Miami the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Washington: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Miami (MIA) to Washington (IAD) heads north for about 1,486 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 17m.
Departures from Miami on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 51% of MIA-IAD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Miami the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Washington it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 254 tracked MIA-IAD flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 2.4% 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% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about MIA-IAD
On the Miami (MIA) -> Washington (IAD) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 254 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Miami-Washington is 2.36% across 254 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, 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.
