Flights Montreal → Washington
YUL → IAD
How long is the flight from Montreal to Washington?
The flight from Montreal (YUL) to Washington (IAD) takes 1h 26m 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 connects Montreal to Washington, operating with aircraft such as the Canadair Regional Jet 700 and Embraer 170. The destination airport sees over twenty-one million passengers annually, highlighting its significance in air traffic.
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 Montreal (YUL) → Washington (IAD) route is operated by Air Canada, United Airlines. Across 28 flights monitored in recent months, 96% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of -2 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.6/100 (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 Montreal the average ATFM delay is 3.0 minutes.
Heading to Washington: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Montreal (YUL) to Washington (IAD) heads south-west for about 787 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 26m.
Departures from Montreal on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 50% of YUL-IAD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Montreal the average ATFM delay is 3.0 min (atfm); arriving into Washington it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 28 tracked YUL-IAD flights, 96% left on time with an average delay of -2 min and a 0.0% 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 YUL-IAD
The flight from Montreal (YUL) to Washington (IAD) takes 1h 26m 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 Montreal (YUL) -> Washington (IAD) route, on-time performance is 96% with an average delay of -2 minutes, based on 28 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Montreal-Washington is 0.00% across 28 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Air Canada, 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.
