Flights Washington → Burlington
IAD → BTV
Route overview
The flight route from Washington to Burlington operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving an on-time performance rate of 84%. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 336 flights using aircraft such as the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q, Canadair Regional Jet 700, and Embraer RJ145, with an average delay time of 9.1 minutes per flight. The destination airport serves around 1,208,343 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 Washington (IAD) → Burlington (BTV) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 398 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.51%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Burlington the average ATFM delay is 5.3 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Burlington: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Washington (IAD) to Burlington (BTV) heads north-east for about 711 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 19m.
Departures from Washington on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 29% of IAD-BTV flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Burlington it is 5.3 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 398 tracked IAD-BTV flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 9 min and a 1.5% 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 IAD-BTV
On the Washington (IAD) -> Burlington (BTV) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 398 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Washington-Burlington is 1.51% across 398 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.
