Flights Raleigh-durham → Washington
RDU → IAD
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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 Raleigh-durham (RDU) → Washington (IAD) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 437 flights monitored in recent months, 88% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 7 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.69%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.1/100 (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 Raleigh-durham the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Washington: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Raleigh-durham (RDU) to Washington (IAD) heads north for about 361 km, a flight time of roughly 52m.
Departures from Raleigh-durham on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 55% of RDU-IAD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Raleigh-durham the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Washington it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 437 tracked RDU-IAD flights, 88% left on time with an average delay of 7 min and a 0.7% 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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On the Raleigh-durham (RDU) -> Washington (IAD) route, on-time performance is 88% with an average delay of 7 minutes, based on 437 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Raleigh-durham-Washington is 0.69% across 437 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.
