Flights Washington → Greensboro
IAD → GSO
How long is the flight from Washington to Greensboro?
The flight from Washington (IAD) to Greensboro (GSO) takes 46 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 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 384 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.08%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 15.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Greensboro the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Washington the average ATFM delay is 5.5 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 46m.
Departures from Washington on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 42% of IAD-GSO flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Washington the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Greensboro it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 384 tracked IAD-GSO flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 2.1% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about IAD-GSO
The flight from Washington (IAD) to Greensboro (GSO) takes 46 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 Washington (IAD) -> Greensboro (GSO) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 384 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Washington-Greensboro is 2.08% across 384 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.
