Flights Washington → Greensboro
IAD → GSO
Route overview
The flight route from Washington to Greensboro has an on-time performance rate of 86%, with an average delay of 12.6 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 185 flights, serving the high traffic destination airport in Greensboro which handles nearly 1.7 million 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) → Greensboro (GSO) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 185 flights monitored in recent months, 86% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.54%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 14.2/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Greensboro the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Greensboro: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Washington (IAD) to Greensboro (GSO) heads south-west for about 385 km, a flight time of roughly 54m.
Departures from Washington on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 45% of IAD-GSO flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Greensboro it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 185 tracked IAD-GSO flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 0.5% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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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-GSO
On the Washington (IAD) -> Greensboro (GSO) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 185 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Washington-Greensboro is 0.54% across 185 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.
