Flights Washington → Savannah
IAD → SAV
Route overview
The flight route from Washington to Savannah operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving an on-time performance rate of 87%. Over the course of 286 total flights, the average delay is just 6.4 minutes, and the journey is typically conducted using Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft, serving a destination airport that sees approximately 3,533,294 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) → Savannah (SAV) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 371 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.54%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Savannah the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Savannah: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Washington (IAD) to Savannah (SAV) heads south-west for about 830 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 27m.
Departures from Washington on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 32% of IAD-SAV flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Savannah it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 371 tracked IAD-SAV flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 0.5% 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-SAV
On the Washington (IAD) -> Savannah (SAV) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 371 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Washington-Savannah is 0.54% across 371 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.
