Flights San Juan → Washington
SJU → IAD
Route overview
The flight route from San Juan to Washington operates with a high on-time performance rate of 89%, with an average delay of just 7.4 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 192 flights using either Boeing 737-900 or Boeing 737-800 aircraft, serving a destination airport that handles approximately 21,376,896 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 San Juan (SJU) → Washington (IAD) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 235 flights monitored in recent months, 88% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.28%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.3/100 (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 San Juan the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Washington: what to expect in this direction
Flying from San Juan (SJU) to Washington (IAD) heads north-west for about 2,534 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 35m.
Departures from San Juan on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 55% of SJU-IAD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing San Juan the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Washington it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 235 tracked SJU-IAD flights, 88% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 1.3% 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 SJU-IAD
On the San Juan (SJU) -> Washington (IAD) route, on-time performance is 88% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 235 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on San Juan-Washington is 1.28% across 235 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.
