Flights Vienna → Washington
VIE → IAD
How long is the flight from Vienna to Washington?
The flight from Vienna (VIE) to Washington (IAD) takes 8h 50m 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
This flight route from Vienna to Washington operates with perfect punctuality, as all fifteen flights in the dataset were on time. The mean delay is a mere 0.2 minutes, indicating highly reliable service. The Boeing 767-300 aircraft serves this busy corridor, which connects to one of the world's largest airports by passenger traffic, handling over twenty-one million passengers annually.
The Vienna (VIE) → Washington (IAD) route is operated by Austrian Airlines, United Airlines. Across 36 flights monitored in recent months, 56% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 29 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 11.7/100 (low), 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 Vienna the average ATFM delay is 0.8 minutes.
Heading to Washington: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Vienna (VIE) to Washington (IAD) heads north-west for about 7,165 km, a flight time of roughly 8h 50m.
Departures from Vienna on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 100% of VIE-IAD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Vienna the average ATFM delay is 0.8 min (atfm); arriving into Washington it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 36 tracked VIE-IAD flights, 56% left on time with an average delay of 29 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austrian Airlines (OS) | 83% | 19 min | 1.6% |
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
Airlines operating VIE-IAD
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Frequently asked questions about VIE-IAD
The flight from Vienna (VIE) to Washington (IAD) takes 8h 50m 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 Vienna (VIE) -> Washington (IAD) route, on-time performance is 56% with an average delay of 29 minutes, based on 36 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Vienna-Washington is 0.00% across 36 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Austrian Airlines, 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.
The Vienna-Washington route is about 7,165 km: for a cancellation (with less than 14 days' notice), a delay over 3 hours, or denied boarding, EU261 compensation is €600, barring extraordinary circumstances.
