Flights Moscow → Washington
SVO → IAD
Route overview
The flight route operates from Moscow, where the airport opened in 1964, to Washington, D.C., using a Boeing 767-300 aircraft. The destination city's airport serves over twenty-one million passengers annually, making it one of the busiest airports in the United States.
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.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The Moscow (SVO) → Washington (IAD) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 9.3/100 (low), 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 Moscow the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Washington: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Moscow (SVO) to Washington (IAD) heads north-west for about 7,811 km, a flight time of roughly 10h 11m.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Moscow the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Washington it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
Airlines operating SVO-IAD
Airports
Frequently asked questions about SVO-IAD
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The route is operated by 1 airline: Delta Air Lines.
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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.
