Flights Toronto → Washington
YYZ → IAD
How long is the flight from Toronto to Washington?
The flight from Toronto (YYZ) to Washington (IAD) takes 58 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route connects Toronto to Washington, operating with a mix of Canadair Regional Jet 700 and De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q aircraft. The destination airport in Washington sees over twenty-one million passengers annually, indicating high traffic and demand for such services.
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 Toronto (YYZ) → Washington (IAD) route is operated by Air Canada, United Airlines. Across 12 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 14 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 15.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Washington the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Toronto the average ATFM delay is 3.0 minutes.
Heading to Washington: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Toronto (YYZ) to Washington (IAD) heads south for about 556 km, a flight time of roughly 58m.
Departures from Toronto on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 100% of YYZ-IAD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Toronto the average ATFM delay is 3.0 min (atfm); arriving into Washington it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 12 tracked YYZ-IAD flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 14 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
Airlines operating YYZ-IAD
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Frequently asked questions about YYZ-IAD
The flight from Toronto (YYZ) to Washington (IAD) takes 58 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Toronto (YYZ) -> Washington (IAD) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 14 minutes, based on 12 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Toronto-Washington is 0.00% across 12 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Air Canada, United Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Washington, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
