Flights Morgantown → Washington
MGW → IAD
How long is the flight from Morgantown to Washington?
The flight from Morgantown (MGW) to Washington (IAD) takes 47 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Morgantown to Washington operates with an 82% on-time performance rate, experiencing an average delay of 32 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 89 flights using Saab SF340A/B aircraft, 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 Morgantown (MGW) → Washington (IAD) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 196 flights monitored in recent months, 81% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 49 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.55%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19/100 (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 Morgantown the average ATFM delay is 5.4 minutes.
Heading to Washington: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Morgantown (MGW) to Washington (IAD) heads east for about 226 km, a flight time of roughly 47m.
Departures from Morgantown on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 76% of MGW-IAD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Morgantown the average ATFM delay is 5.4 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Washington it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 196 tracked MGW-IAD flights, 81% left on time with an average delay of 49 min and a 2.5% 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 MGW-IAD
The flight from Morgantown (MGW) to Washington (IAD) takes 47 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Morgantown (MGW) -> Washington (IAD) route, on-time performance is 81% with an average delay of 49 minutes, based on 196 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Morgantown-Washington is 2.55% across 196 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.
