Flights Savannah → Washington
SAV → IAD
Route overview
The flight route from Savannah to Washington operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving an on-time performance rate of 88%. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 288 flights using Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft, with each flight experiencing an average delay of 7.7 minutes. The destination airport serves over 21 million passengers annually, indicating significant traffic and demand for such routes.
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 Savannah (SAV) → Washington (IAD) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 374 flights monitored in recent months, 88% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 8 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.34%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 16.1/100 (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 Savannah the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Washington: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Savannah (SAV) to Washington (IAD) heads north-east for about 830 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 27m.
Departures from Savannah on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 38% of SAV-IAD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Savannah the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Washington it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 374 tracked SAV-IAD flights, 88% left on time with an average delay of 8 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 SAV-IAD
On the Savannah (SAV) -> Washington (IAD) route, on-time performance is 88% with an average delay of 8 minutes, based on 374 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Savannah-Washington is 1.34% across 374 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.
