Flights Pittsburgh → Washington
PIT → IAD
Route overview
The flight route from Pittsburgh to Washington operates with a high on-time performance rate of 93%, with an average delay of just 2 minutes. Over the past year, this route has seen 355 flights using aircraft such as the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash and Canadair Regional Jet 700, connecting a historic airport in Pittsburgh, which opened in 1944, to one of the busiest destinations in terms of annual passenger 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 Pittsburgh (PIT) → Washington (IAD) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 444 flights monitored in recent months, 92% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 2 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.23%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.8/100 (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 Pittsburgh the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Washington: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Pittsburgh (PIT) to Washington (IAD) heads south-east for about 293 km, a flight time of roughly 47m.
Departures from Pittsburgh on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 53% of PIT-IAD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Pittsburgh the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Washington it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 444 tracked PIT-IAD flights, 92% left on time with an average delay of 2 min and a 0.2% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about PIT-IAD
On the Pittsburgh (PIT) -> Washington (IAD) route, on-time performance is 92% with an average delay of 2 minutes, based on 444 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Pittsburgh-Washington is 0.23% across 444 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.
