Flights Washington → Roanoke VA
IAD → ROA
Route overview
This flight route connects Washington with Roanoke, Virginia, and operates with an Embraer RJ145 or a De Havilland Canada DHC-8-200 Dash 8/8Q aircraft. With 222 total flights recorded, the route maintains a high level of punctuality at 85%, although there is a mean delay of 11.9 minutes per flight.
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) → Roanoke VA (ROA) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 277 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 14 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.44%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Roanoke VA the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Roanoke VA: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Washington (IAD) to Roanoke VA (ROA) heads south-west for about 285 km, a flight time of roughly 47m.
Departures from Washington on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 40% of IAD-ROA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Roanoke VA it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 277 tracked IAD-ROA flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 14 min and a 1.4% 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-ROA
On the Washington (IAD) -> Roanoke VA (ROA) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 14 minutes, based on 277 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Washington-Roanoke VA is 1.44% across 277 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.
