Flights New York → Washington
JFK → IAD
Route overview
This flight route operates between New York and Washington, utilizing both Embraer 190 and Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft. With a total of 178 flights recorded, the route maintains a punctuality rate of 76%, with an average delay time of 9.9 minutes per flight, serving one of the world's busiest airports in Washington that sees over 21 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 New York (JFK) → Washington (IAD) route is operated by JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines. Across 234 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.27%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 16.6/100 (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 New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Washington: what to expect in this direction
Flying from New York (JFK) to Washington (IAD) heads south-west for about 366 km, a flight time of roughly 53m.
Departures from New York on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 61% of JFK-IAD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Washington it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 234 tracked JFK-IAD flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 4.3% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 72% | 14 min | 1.7% |
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Frequently asked questions about JFK-IAD
On the New York (JFK) -> Washington (IAD) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 234 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on New York-Washington is 4.27% across 234 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines, 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.
